The best time of day to take a break is mid-morning, according to a new study from Baylor University.
Researchers link lack of sleep, high blood pressure
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Haymarket Media
Apr 05, 2006
Not getting enough sleep may be a significant cause of developing high blood pressure, according to new research. Previously, studies connected cardiovascular problems with sleep disorders, but it was...
Harborside leaps into top 15 with new acquisitions
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Liza Berger
Jul 14, 2005
Harborside Healthcare Corp. of Boston moved into the 15th spot in bed volume among nursing homes in the U.S. after acquiring the operations of nine new long-term care facilities in Kentucky.
Fire-safety bill mandating resident notification sails along
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Haymarket Media
Mar 03, 2004
The Tennessee House voted 93-0 in favor of a bill that wound force nursing home operators to tell prospective resident whether their facilities had fire-suppression sprinklers. The bill goes back to the...
Admins’ pay rises to $102K, DONs’ up to $90K
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Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2016
The long-term care field is showing signs of robust health. For the first time since the recession hit eight years ago, it is offering strong pay increases across the board — from certified nursing assistants...
Institutional procedures trail online education, study finds
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
As online nursing education increases in popularity, researchers are finding institutional procedures may not be keeping up.
CMS releases final rule to increase civil monetary penalties
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Sep 06, 2016
Maximum civil monetary penalties for skilled nursing providers will more than double under a final rule released Friday by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Study: Healthcare workers not making healthy choices
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Dec 04, 2015
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers don’t always practice what they preach when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, a new study suggests.
Nursing home operators can now access a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services webpage dedicated to the Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiative.
Apologies boost provider reputation, don’t increase lawsuit risk, study reveals
Dec 20, 2010
When healthcare providers tell patients about medical errors that happened under their care, the patient is twice as likely to recommend that provider to someone else than if they had not been told about...