Program to reduce hospital readmissions would link nursing homes with partners
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 15, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is setting aside $128 million for organizations that collaborate with nursing homes to establish programs that prevent residents from going back to hospitals...
Nurses more committed to current position during recession, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2012
While the recession led to the perception of fewer jobs for new registered nurses, it also led to increased loyalty to employers, a new study reveals.
Nursing home meth lab fire kills one, hospitalizes five
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2012
Investigators are blaming an Ohio nursing home fire — which killed one person and hospitalized five others — on a methamphetamine lab in a resident’s room.
Report: CMS needs to improve oversight of nursing home quality program
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 05, 2012
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to make serious improvements in the tools it uses to evaluate the quality of nursing home care, a federal report reveals.
Sleep quality improves with age, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 05, 2012
A person’s quality of sleep — or perceived of quality of sleep — should improve with age, a new study suggests. Investigators at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Sleep and Circadian...
LeadingAge cofounder Howard Washburn dead at 89
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 27, 2012
LeadingAge cofounder Rev. Howard Washburn, 89, has died. A New Jersey native, Washburn was one of a small group of individuals who founded the American Association of Homes for the Aging (which became...
He’s ready for House calls: David Gifford, M.D.
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 01, 2011
David Gifford, M.D., Senior VP, Quality & Regulatory Affairs AHCA
Profile: She’s in it for the long run
By
McKnight's Staff
May 02, 2011
Cheryl Phillips, MD, SVP for Advocacy, LeadingAge
Always eyeing the upside
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 01, 2010
Cynthia Morton, Executive Vice President, NASL
What do you think: Can resident surveys improve care?
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2010
Surveys that gauge resident and consumer satisfaction are becoming the norm in long-term care. Generating a strong response rate is increasingly critical