Regenstrief Institute invests in startup to improve nursing home care
By
Liza Berger
Nov 19, 2019
The Regenstrief Institute, an organization dedicated to technological innovation in healthcare, is partnering with Care Revolution, a medical startup focused on improving care at nursing facilities, controlling...
Meet Hayley Boutte, Rising Star honoree
By
Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Hayley Boutte is no ordinary administrator. In the 10 years she has worked at Maison Teche Nursing Center, in Jeanerette, LA, she has made a major difference in the lives of her residents and the older...
FDA grants full approval of Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
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Liza Berger
Jul 07, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) late Thursday granted full approval of the early Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi (lecanemab), opening up long-awaited broad Medicare coverage of the medication shown to...
Problems still hanging over feds’ Five-Star rating system
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Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
It’s hard for members of the long-term care community to pinpoint anything positive about the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
Parkinson to providers: Explore ‘exciting’ I-SNP options
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Liza Berger
Jan 20, 2020
All quality nursing home providers should review available options for taking part in institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs), a Medicare Advantage insurance model, says the leader of the largest association...
CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
By
Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.
Give ’em a hand
By
Liza Berger
Aug 01, 2008
Some of the most important and underappreciated workers in long-term care are those in laundry and housekeeping
McKnight’s 40 for 40: John Erickson
By
Liza Berger
Apr 06, 2020
Many middle-class older adults living their golden years in socially engaging retirement communities have one person to thank: John Erickson.
Finding a sense of home in a most unlikely setting
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2007
I recently got more acquainted with the work you do each day. And I now have a better sense of why you can’t seem to stay away, despite all your daily aggravations.
Expert: Sending COVID-19-positive residents to hospital may be wrong ‘knee-jerk’ reaction
By
Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Apr 02, 2020
Based on the negative outcomes of the coronavirus, long-term care facilities should not automatically send COVID-19-positive residents to the hospital for treatment, the chair of AMDA The Society for Post-Acute...