COVID-19 puts rehab patients, providers in uncharted territory
By
Liza Berger
Nov 12, 2020
The pandemic has forced rehabilitation providers to re-examine their modes of practice as they deal with the effects of COVID-19 on nursing home residents and staff, two rehab leaders said recently during...
Meet Mary Knapp, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Liza Berger
Jun 29, 2020
Ever since she was a child and witnessed her father help up her grandmother after a fall in their home, Knapp knew she wanted to take care of others.
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu...
New federal reopening guidance calls for nursing home staff and residents to receive COVID-19 test results,...
By
Liza Berger
May 19, 2020
Nursing home residents and staff members must receive baseline COVID-19 test results before relaxing any restrictions or advancing through phases of reopening under new federal guidance issued Monday by...
A new kind of rest home: relaxing in the dementia ward
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2010
A new dementia unit at a CCRC in Massachusetts has helped residents feel more relaxed and at home in their surroundings
To reach unvaccinated, U.S. secures 3.2M doses of Novavax vaccine
By
Liza Berger
Jul 12, 2022
Pending authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, the federal government has secured 3.2 million cases of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine.
The right move
By
Liza Berger
Feb 06, 2008
Hurricane Katrina forced nursing homes to rethink emergency transportation – and make the federal government take notice.
Laundry/housekeeping feature: Helping hands
By
Liza Berger
Mar 09, 2007
More nursing homes are beginning to see the benefits of contracting out their laundry and housekeeping services.
Community spread triggers growing number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes: AHCA
By
Liza Berger
Nov 03, 2020
COVID-19 cases are soaring in nursing homes, particularly in the Midwest, thanks to community spread, according to a report released Monday by the American Health Care Association and National Center for...
Admin pay averages $100K; DONs $86,690
By
Liza Berger
Oct 05, 2015
The long-term care sector continues to show signs of steady growth, as modest rises in management salaries this year illustrate.