Monoclonal antibodies cut COVID-19 hospitalizations in high-risk adults: Mayo Clinic
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
Patients treated early in the disease with either one of two antibody therapies had similarly low rates of hospitalization within 28 days.
Feds: Nursing home owner pilfered $4M, skimped on Ida evacuation site
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 17, 2023
Federal officials Thursday accused a former Louisiana nursing home owner of funneling money from his facilities to use on a personal spending spree, rather than preparing an emergency evacuation site as...
McKnight’s announces 2022 Women of Distinction ‘Rising Stars’
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2022
Fifteen distinguished women working in skilled nursing, senior living or home care have been elected to the 2022 Rising Stars class in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Providers urge changes to CMS’s ‘abuse’ icon and resulting star ratings caps
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James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2019
The largest U.S. nursing home association is appealing to federal authorities to reconsider plans to affix a “warning” symbol by nursing homes cited for certain abuse deficiencies.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 06, 2021
COVID outbreak among vaccinated assisted living residents under investigation … FDA rejects bid to approve Nuplazid for treatment of dementia-related psychosis … J&J betting $780M on long-acting antiviral...
Non-covered losses and steep rate increases: New report issues bleak outlook for provider insurance
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2021
The best positioned long-term and senior care providers can expect to see liability insurance rates climb by as much as 30% this year, while those with previous losses and poor venues will face even stiffer...
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
Worth the wait: Operator gifts workers with thousands of dollars worth of prizes
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Danielle Brown
Oct 28, 2020
After pushing back this year’s celebration of National Nursing Home Week, a New Jersey-based operator finally got a chance to repay its workers by gifting them thousands of dollars worth of prizes.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Feb. 25
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 25, 2021
Dementia care report should be ‘catalyst for change,’ committee says … Pain perception may be early disease marker in Alzheimer’s gene carriers … Nursing home first-dose vaccination data released...
Q&A with Walter Collins: Admins facing ‘new world’
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Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2004
Administrators today need to be able to juggle more tasks than ever before to “maintain their sanity,” says the incoming leader of the American College of Health Care Administrators. Plus he...