CMS issues first round of grants for nursing home background checks
Oct 07, 2010
Six states are set to share in $14 million in grants for creating comprehensive, streamlined background check systems for long-term care employees.
Nursing home residents appreciate caring staff, but workers could do a better job honoring resident wishes,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 10, 2014
Caring staff members who form close relationships with residents are a strength of long-term care facilities, but workers could more consistently honor residents’ choices and privacy, according to...
SEIU criticizes Manor Care for undermining SCHIP
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 17, 2007
The newly formed healthcare branch of the Service Employees International Union delivered a stern statement to the prospective owner of Manor Care Inc. on Thursday. It discouraged the company from running...
Your time is up: McKnight’s Tech Awards final deadline is today
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2018
OK, we really mean it this time. After a week’s extension due to excessive demand, today is the final deadline for entries for the 2018 McKnight’s Tech Awards program. Submissions must be made...
McKnight’s Technology Awards’ deadline extended until July 28
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 14, 2017
The deadline for the 2017 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards has been extended two weeks until Friday, July 28.
FDA alerts providers to lack of sterility in NuVision Pharmacy products
May 21, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration expanded an alert about NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, TX, on Saturday. It said investigators found poor sterile production practices that raised concern about a lack of...
Aging gene linked to production of Alzheimer’s plaques
Jul 26, 2010
A gene known to affect the aging process has been linked to amyloid plaques, which are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research.
Poll: Americans expect family members to enter senior living facilities
Apr 25, 2008
A total of 84% of Americans over the age of 50 expect an immediate family member to move into a senior living community within the next 10 years, a new poll found.
House passes SCHIP bill despite veto threat
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 03, 2007
The House passed a controversial children’s healthcare bill, despite a veto threat by the president and strong opposition from Republicans. If passed, the measure would freeze Medicare Part A payments...
CMS: Medicaid applicants can show affidavits as proof of citizenship
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 12, 2006
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday issued much-awaited guidelines for the new controversial Medicaid law that requires applicants to show proof of citizenship.