Passing of ‘superwoman’ Sherrie Dornberger, top NADONA exec for the last 20 years, leaves massive...
By
James M. Berklan
May 19, 2024
Sherrie Dornberger, the caregiving powerhouse who bounced back from her own life-threatening medical issues to assume one of long-term care’s top nurse leadership posts, died Wednesday after a two-week...
Rules for adult protective services could open door to more skilled nursing investigations, but also...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2024
A new federal rule has opened the door for more state agencies to investigate nursing homes, but the first national standards for adult protective services also could make such services more accessible...
‘Bodacious’ mentorship, honesty needed to retain LTC leaders of tomorrow, experts say
By
Josh Henreckson
May 17, 2024
Cultivating mentorships in long-term care is vital to bringing up and retaining the next generation of sector leaders, a group of six prominent women leaders said this week at a McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
Men with diabetes suffer worse health effects than women, new study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 16, 2024
Men have a greater risk of major health effects from type 1 and 2 diabetes compared to women, according to a new study.
Clinical briefs for Friday, May 17
By
Kristen Fischer
May 16, 2024
End-of-life cancer care doesn’t extend survival, study shows … New blood test may detect stroke … Parkinson’s light therapy trial starts … How older adults with ADHD can beat social isolation...
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
May 16, 2024
“Hire the right people, and hire them as quickly as possible.”
About 27 percent of antibiotics from ED visits are inappropriately prescribed, data shows
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
More than a quarter of people who went to emergency departments (EDs) in the United States between 2016 and 2021 received inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. Nearly half of those who received antibiotics...
Task force recommends state reduce reliance on nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
May 15, 2024
A new report on the state of long-term care in New Jersey has suggested sweeping changes to policy points of emphasis, regulations and financial incentives in the sector — drawing a mixture of reactions...
EHR tool boosts geriatric assessments, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 14, 2024
When a team of scientists integrated a tool into an electronic health record platform, it improved geriatric assessments and improved clinician knowledge about the evaluations, according to a report on...
Long-term care workers grapple with twice the ‘toxic stress’ as others, study shows
By
Josh Henreckson
May 14, 2024
Nurses and nurse aides in long term care report rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) double that of the general population — results that should lead providers to more aggressively support and...