A fire killed at least 30 people, most or all of them elderly, at a nursing home in Russia this week. It is the third major nursing home fire in the country this year.
Analysis: Facility deficiencies slip, but resident abuse holds steady
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Haymarket Media
Dec 07, 2005
Nursing home deficiencies causing harm to residents declined from 7% to 6.5% from 2003 to 2004, but patient abuse remained stable at 17% of complaints registered, according to an analysis of the HealthGrades’...
Regulatory loophole allows pharmacy companies to resell drugs returned by nursing homes, whistleblowers...
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Haymarket Media
Sep 22, 2004
Whistleblower lawsuits complain that a regulatory loophole allows some pharmacy companies to resell drugs returned by nursing homes and hospitals, and thus billing the government twice. Many of these medications...
Nursing homes receive an unexpected compliment
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James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2015
Would anyone recommend duplicating something if they didn’t feel it was worthy or successful? Of course not. It’s this reasoning that should give skilled nursing operators comfort and pride.
Let public have say on sex in SNFs, researchers say
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Oct 07, 2016
Current policies on how intimate relationships should be handled in nursing home settings have “failed” residents and the public alike, according to research published Wednesday.
3D-printed food — coming soon to a long-term care dining room near you
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Gary Tetz
Jun 05, 2014
Those Germans. They’re even hungrier than caterpillars. After mastering the culinary artistry of Zwiebelkuchen, Schupfnudel, Maultaschen and Käsespätzle, which I’m not even going to bother...
Walking neighborhoods may fend off depression, study says
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Older men who can walk in their neighborhood have a lower risk of depression than those in less pedestrian-friendly areas, a new study finds.
Home is where the heart is
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Jennifer Petrea, RN
May 07, 2014
There is nothing greater than the reward of wisdom I have acquired through my experience as a nurse. In fact, the biggest reason I became a nurse was to have the opportunity to experience the world through...
Meeting the growing technology requirements of today’s senior living facilities
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Robert Knox
Nov 25, 2013
Sprawling senior living campuses peppered with multiple storied brick buildings typically have a difficult time maintaining a consistent cell signal from multiple carriers and may not have the bandwidth...
How to do it… Financing
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Cheerful stories about financing have been the norm recently for stakeholders in the long-term care field. But it hasn’t always been that way – and it’s all but certain that this rosy outlook...