The long-term care profession wrestles with medication management challenges, including opioid abuse, polypharmacy and overdosing
How to do it… hospice/palliative care training
Nov 05, 2015
End-of-life, hospice and palliative care are ubiquitous across practically every level of the long-term care continuum. On this page experts advise on getting your staff the best, most efficient opportunities...
American Senior Communities execs out after FBI raid
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Oct 05, 2015
Two more American Senior Communities executives have left the company in the wake of last month’s FBI raid, which led to the termination of the company’s CEO.
American Senior Communities fires CEO, says FBI investigation does not focus on facility operations
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Sep 22, 2015
The CEO of American Senior Communities has been fired in the wake of an FBI and IRS investigation targeting the company’s headquarters and his home.
Plan will push care planning
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
A Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposal to reimburse practitioners for discussing advance care planning drew praise of long-term care medical directors in July.
McKnight’s wins two national ‘Azbee’ awards
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Jul 28, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News earned two national awards at the 2015 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards presentation on Friday in New York.
Providers applaud CMS proposal to cover advance care planning
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Jul 10, 2015
Long-term care organizations are applauding a proposal released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would reimburse healthcare practitioners for discussing advance care planning with patients.
Experts call for larger pharmacist role in medication management
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 24, 2015
Pharmacists should be able to tap into a resident’s full electronic health record as a way to improve care, industry experts said Tuesday during the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit...
Awards pile up for McKnight’s
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John O'Connor
Jun 05, 2015
Another May, another slew of awards for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
McKnight’s fields finalists in ASBPE awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for two national awards in the annual American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee) competition.