A new SCAN Foundation campaign aims to provide support and provoke discussion or the 10 million millennials who currently act as family caregivers, group executives said.
A day at the opera?
By
Gary Tetz
May 06, 2017
We all have guilty pleasures — things we secretly enjoy but don’t have the courage to admit to long-term care colleagues at stand-up.
State laws complicate social media abuse cases in nursing homes
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 15, 2016
State laws designed to protect nursing home residents from abuse often fail to address the growing risk of explicit social media posts by healthcare workers, a new report finds.
Bill would speed DEA approval, curb drug misappropriations
By
John Hall
Feb 17, 2015
A Congressional panel late last week sent two bills to the House designed to curb prescription drug abuse and streamline Drug Enforcement Agency scheduling of approved controlled substances.
FDA hands down guidance on mobile apps
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance on mobile medical apps.
Little innovation in the long-term care sector? Really?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 02, 2012
Conventional wisdom holds that the long-term care sector is short on innovation. But there’s one little problem with this view. It happens to be dead wrong.
Inspiration for the future
By
Jill Gilbert
Oct 01, 2008
It’s been a year since the inception of “Leading by Example,” and looking back, we are amazed at the innovative practices taking place in nursing homes across the United States.
Tumblers in place
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2017
Often-neglected data analysis can help when residents fall, revealing patterns and leading to better quality care and less duplication of effort
Omnicare parent CVS Health to lay off 5,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2023
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare’s parent company, CVS Health, will lay off 5,000 employees, the company formally announced Wednesday.