As antipsychotic use appears to backslide among nursing home residents, risks mount
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2021
For more than a decade, patient advocates and federal regulators have called for a reduction in nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications, a class of drugs once widely associated with controlling...
Yin and Yang. Tit for tat. Whatever you call it, nursing homes swing in the balance
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2022
I was reminded already during this short work week of just how tit-for-tat the nursing home sector can feel.
60 Seconds with … Eilon Caspi, PhD
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 12, 2023
My review of hundreds of fatal incidents over the past 15 years suggests that the circumstances surrounding these incidents are often strikingly similar: invasion of personal space, unwanted entries into...
Rouxbe offers free food safety course
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2020
Rouxbe, an online culinary training program, is offering a free course on food safety to any foodservice organization. Proper food safety can help prevent illness and the transmission of disease, including...
Bill would require more emergency prep in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2018
A new bill seeks to bolster emergency preparedness at the nation’s nursing homes, even as the Trump administration backs away from some non-compliance penalties.
Major expansion dings bond rating
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2019
Citing a large expansion and planned capital expenditures, Fitch has assigned a BB rating to more than $140 million in bonds issued on behalf of Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest and downgraded...
No time like today to inspire tomorrow’s leaders
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2022
About this time last winter, I interviewed Lynn Hood about the challenges — and yes, victories! — of overseeing a chain of 40-plus skilled nursing facilities during the first year of COVID-19....
There will be no full COVID accounting if we ignore the numbers
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2022
When it comes to COVID accounting, the numbers won’t lie.
Campaign recruits millennials to take up long-term care torch
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
A national aging services organization on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed at bringing a new generation of caregiving advocates into the fold.
After downsizing, Good Sam goes big with first-of-kind new campus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2024
A little more than a year after announcing it was scaling back to focus resources in seven core states, Good Samaritan Society announced Tuesday that it was developing a new, $200 million comprehensive...