Congress pushes for private equity accountability with Stop Wall Street Looting Act
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Zee Johnson
Oct 15, 2024
Democrat members of Congress reintroduced the Stop Wall Street Looting Act on Thursday in an effort to hold private equity firms accountable for the outcomes of the companies they acquire, including long-term...
Industry leaders’ outlook on senior care trending more positive: NIC poll
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Zee Johnson
Oct 15, 2024
Long-term care owners, operators and professionals uniformly have an optimistic outlook on the future of senior housing and care. That’s according to a poll taken during the recent 2024 National...
LTC providers and residents exhale as Hurricane Milton makes its exit
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Zee Johnson
Oct 11, 2024
Florida health officials were almost, but not quite, letting out a sigh of relief as Hurricane Milton trekked east, away from the Sunshine State.
7 New York nursing homes successfully deprescribe residents through United Hospital Fund partnership
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Zee Johnson
Oct 11, 2024
The United Hospital Fund’s collaboration with seven New York nursing homes spurred an 8% decrease in the number of potentially harmful medications prescribed to nursing home residents.
Bill introduces new position to help LTC nurses amid staffing shortage
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Zee Johnson
Oct 10, 2024
Pennsylvania is on the brink of becoming the 35th state to establish the certified medication aide position for nursing homes. With the stroke of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) pen, the commonwealth will join...
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 10
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Zee Johnson
Oct 10, 2024
HHS warns healthcare providers of ‘double extortion’ hacker … More than 60 nursing homes evacuated, veterans’ homes built to withstand Category 5 storms accepting family evacuees as Hurricane Milton...
VP Harris unveils ‘unique’ new Medicare at Home initiative
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Zee Johnson
Oct 09, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris took to national television Tuesday to propose a new Medicare at Home plan that would allow Medicare to cover in-home health care for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
Experts look ahead: Technologies that will help long-term care providers in 2025, and beyond
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Zee Johnson
Oct 08, 2024
For 2025 and well into the foreseeable future, successful long-term care operators should remain steadfast in their artificial intelligence adoption and implementation strategies, a pair of chief technology...
Virtual nursing curriculum showcases geriatric care to help close recruitment gap
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Zee Johnson
Oct 06, 2024
Researchers said the value of the curriculum is twofold: It provides advanced geriatric-focused instruction, which is often overlooked in nurse training, and it could heighten lasting interest in the sector.
Doing it with style: Army vet, foster parent and now a TV celebrity finds joy by adding free hair care...
By
Zee Johnson
Oct 01, 2024
Army veteran Linda Cheeks has been a pillar of service for more than four decades. Having joined the service in the early 1970s, it was there the Henderson, TX, native first honed many critical competencies,...