Shots gone bad: Residents at five facilities must get COVID-19 vaccine again after doses are stored wrong
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2021
Leaders at five Ohio long-term and residential care facilities are working with Walgreens and state officials to re-administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents following a storage error caused by the pharmacy...
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2013
Kimberly Marselas is senior editor of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Sunrise prepares to open California community
Jun 13, 2017
Sunrise Senior Living will open Sunrise of Sabre Springs at the end of June. It is the provider’s fourth community in the San Diego area.
Avancen introduces medication on demand device
Mar 24, 2015
Avancen MOD Corporation has introduced the MOD® Medication On Demand Device to the post-acute sphere.
Who better to teach a college course on aging than older adults?
By
Roscoe Nicholson
Marcia Spira
Sep 26, 2018
Group discussion and interviews also revealed that beyond the educational content, the course provided much more to all participants, through the creation of strong relationships between the resident-instructors...
Investigation continues into ‘suspicious’ fire that killed 10 at group home
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2006
Authorities continued to sift clues Tuesday after a fire broke out Monday at a group home in Missouri Ozarks, killing nine residents and one staff member. Eighteen other people were hospitalized, some...
Pet cat introduced for senior care
Jul 17, 2018
Ageless Innovation has debuted its Companion Pet Cat, the Tuxedo Cat, designed for older adults.
‘PBJ — Get Ready for New, Mandatory CMS Reporting’ at April 28 webinar
Apr 11, 2016
Attendees will learn about the government’s new Payroll-Based Journal system, the information providers need to report, and how to streamline the process at an April 28 McKnight’s webinar.
State unloads tens of thousands of respirators on long-term care providers
By
McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2012
Skilled nursing facilities in California will receive tens of thousands of N95 respirators, officials said Friday.
McKnight’s wishes you happy holidays with an eye toward 2017
Dec 22, 2016
The annual end-of-year rush finds providers wrestling with the annual challenge of covering challenging staffing and visitor variations that come as multiple holidays put more people on the move. It all...