CEO transition a family affair at Health Dimensions Group
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 09, 2018
There’s new leadership at the top of one leading long-term care consulting firm. Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey recently took the reins as chief executive of Health Dimensions Group, which is based in...
Former nursing home staffer charged with manslaughter after ignoring facility’s lift protocols
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 25, 2018
A former aide at one Minnesota nursing home has been charged with manslaughter, after shirking the facility’s lift procedures.
Residents receive roast accidentally seasoned with toxic hand cleaner
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 22, 2018
Residents at one Canadian nursing home were recently served roast beef seasoned with toxic hand sanitizer.
MedPAC calls for lower SNF pay rates; provider advocates fire back
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 19, 2018
Provider advocates returned fire on Monday, after the group of experts, which advises Congress on Medicare policy, said future pay bumps for skilled nursing should be nixed.
$6,000 pay gap persists between men and women nurses
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 19, 2018
A stubborn pay gap continues between male and female nurses, despite the fact that women continue to dominate the ranks of the profession, according to new research.
Ensuring that your nursing home is providing LGBT-friendly care
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 15, 2018
Growing old, parting ways with your independence and having to move into a nursing home or assisted living facility seems like it would be difficult enough.
Gardening therapy blooms with provider-vendor pact
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
A Long Island nursing home is the latest in the field to partner with a Seattle startup based nearly 3,000 miles away to use gardening as a remedy for its residents. Parker Jewish Institute of New Hyde...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...
What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
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Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.
Dan Ciolek, A pitch perfect career
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Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Sports have played a key role throughout the formative years of Dan Ciolek’s life. It was a series of injuries, sustained while wrestling and playing other sports, that helped propel him toward a...