Nursing home gains internet fame after residents captured grabbing daiquiris
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 20, 2019
A Louisiana nursing home has become internet famous after one passerby captured its residents making a midday pitstop for some frosty adult beverages.
McKnight’s Online Expo begins in one week
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 20, 2019
The long-term care industry’s only virtual trade show is one week away, with organizers expecting this to be the best-attended offering in its 13-year history. Final preparations are well underway for...
Nursing facility fines down by nearly a third since Trump took office
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 18, 2019
Nursing facilities have seen their fines drop by about 31% during the Trump administration, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis, released on Friday.
Watchdog faults state for failing to reinvest penalty dollars back into SNF care
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 13, 2019
A new investigation by a federal watchdog finds that one state is not doing enough to expend penalty dollars that it’s collecting from nursing homes.
Nursing homes hope staffing bill opens door for more use of specialists
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 13, 2019
Proposed legislation in Florida would drop the amount of certified nurse aide care that providers must supply, giving them flexibility to deploy other professionals — a change that has two nursing home...
Common problems still challenge caregivers when it comes to incontinence treatment
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Skilled nursing educators worth their mettle today will strongly warn bedside caregivers to throw out any preconceived notions they may have about incontinence.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
Things I Think: Anxiety-busting ways, Shavasana in a closet
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
Seeking an antidote for the stresses of life and long-term care, I’ve been attending yoga lately, slipping out of the office at lunchtime in my sleek yoga garb to writhe and gasp on a rubber mat. I’ll...
Two weeks and counting … McKnight’s 13th Online Expo
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2019
Final preparations are underway for what become the best-attended McKnight’s Online Expo in history, and that’s saying a lot. This spring’s event will take place March 27 and 28.
How to do it … Continuous monitoring
By
John Hall
Mar 07, 2019
Patient monitoring provides benchmarks around which a resident’s care plans are built. But careful considerations must be made regarding continual monitoring practices, as well as where and when monitoring...