‘Strap on your seat belts,’ as post-acute experts forecast opportunities amid threats of week-old...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Long-term care providers wary of extra scrutiny should also be prepared for new opportunities in an administration that will likely expand insurance coverage and embrace innovative care models that could...
New Five-Star ratings ding providers for infection control lapses; overall performance stagnant
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Despite more than 12,000 infection control-related citations given during the COVID-19 pandemic, most U.S. nursing homes didn’t see their ratings change much in updated Five-Star guidance published Wednesday....
Lawsuit challenges nursing home liability protections for non-COVID death
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Survivors of a former North Carolina nursing home resident are suing the facility where she died in what could be a litmus test for the patchwork of liability protections granted to healthcare providers...
PadInMotion offering HIPAA-compliant EZCall tool for SNFs
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2020
Interactive patient experience provider PadInMotion now offers its EZCall application to skilled nursing facilities and hospitals to empower quick and secure engagement with loved ones via one-touch connectivity....
NIRS spotlights slow-to-heal wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Near infrared spectroscopy can accurately assess oxygen levels in wounds and help providers predict which ones will be slow to heal.
GlynnDevins strengthens digital services with pick-up of Linkmedia 360
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 21, 2020
GlynnDevins, a technology-enabled marketing agency serving senior living providers, has acquired digital marketing firm Linkmedia 360. The move improves GlynnDevins’ portfolio of products to more effectively...
HealthDirect Pharmacy Services adds Family Pharmacy Services to portfolio
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2020
HealthDirect Pharmacy Services has acquired Family Pharmacy Healthcare, its 26th long-term care pharmacy location. The 43-year-old Family pharmacy includes the long-term pharmacy business and a single...
Conk appointed administrator at new Orchards Health Center
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2020
Kelly Conk has been named administrator of the new Orchards Health Center in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA. The community is scheduled to open this month with 58 assisted living apartments and 1 20-bed memory...
Evidence grows for benefits of digital contact tracing
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
A digital contact tracing simulation reduced long-term care COVID-19 cases by 52% more than when using screening and other manual control efforts.
Researchers: Drop 13% body weight to drop type 2 diabetes risk by 40%
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2020
An average loss of 13% of total body weight reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by around 40% in obese individuals, researchers told the European and International Congress on Obesity.