Ensign CEO: Rosy 2Q numbers and improved census reveal strength of skilled services
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2023
The US’s largest nursing home company, the Ensign Group, is riding high on second-quarter 2023 results, with continued improvement in occupancy, skilled revenue, skilled days and managed care, despite...
Long-term care risks extended negative image without more COVID data from operators: exec
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2020
Seniors housing and care providers across a wider spectrum must start submitting data to increase transparency about the effects of coronavirus infections, says NIC CEO Brian Jurutka.
Administrators looking for a joint resolution
Nov 16, 2010
One formerly illegal product is being seen more often in nursing homes: medical marijuana. Older boomers are increasingly using cannabis for pain, dementia and other conditions. While a growing number...
McKnight’s a finalist in two Jesse H. Neal awards categories
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been named a finalist in two 2024 Jesse H. Neal Awards categories: Best Commentary and Best News Coverage.
AHCA’s March
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 09, 2012
We live in a world that tends to focus on personality, not substance; on aesthetics, rather than data; and on the bare minimum, rather than diligence. But there’s been a sea change at AHCA that reflects...
App for care managers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 27, 2019
Casenet® LLC has announced the launch of TruCare Mobile, a native iOS app for the iPad that provides online and offline access to TruCare, Casenet’s population health platform. The goal is to help those...
Book focuses on nurses overcoming adversity
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 04, 2018
A new book focuses on how nurses can be inspired to overcome adversity.
TV documentary tackles long-term care culture change
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 21, 2006
A documentary set to air tonight on public television addresses a nursing home director’s mission to transform his facility into an individualized home environment.
For one glorious moment, a warped perspective makes sense — sort of
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2016
If you look at America’s sports-addicted dynamic from a purely logical standpoint, it defies logic. Cities and states pull funds away from needed services in order to comfort the comfortable? In...
Dominion plans for $5.3 million construction
May 26, 2015
Construction on the newest community of Dominion Senior Living will begin soon in Bristol, TN.