Dominion Senior Living has hired Tina Newman as its executive director for its new Richmond location.
Trump budget chops geriatric training
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 26, 2017
While long-term care providers remain concerned about President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, other smaller programs are also a target.
Hire younger healthcare workers — lives might depend on it
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May 23, 2017
Researchers with Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found slight differences in 30-day mortality rate for hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries when treated by doctors in different age groups.
An emotional disconnect: Social threats in the workplace
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
May 22, 2017
At its core, the act of hiring a person to perform a job is considered an economic transaction.
Residents with cognitive impairment don’t feel pain
By
Steven Littlehale
May 19, 2017
Please, someone tell me why we are still challenged with identifying and treating pain in the elderly, particularly those with dementia.
Digital wayfinding app released
May 16, 2017
Memorial Hermann Health System launched the Memorial Hermann Find My Way, a digital wayfinding app for improving the patient experience.
How to compare Obamacare and its House GOP replacement bill — in a nutshell
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2017
I’m happy to report I might have found a near CliffsNotes equivalent for the recently passed American Health Care Act. You know, the Obamacare repeal and replace bill that the House passed last week.
White House meets on potential repeal of nursing home arbitration ban
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May 11, 2017
The White House Office of Management and Budget held a meeting with nursing home consumer advocates on Friday to discuss a federal rule that could possibly roll back the national ban on pre-dispute arbitration...
QAPI in a box
By
Gary Tetz
May 11, 2017
It’s a lot of pressure, working in long-term care. People are becoming much more process-conscious and data-driven, more aware of competitors and more responsive to market research. Perhaps that’s...
SNFs sold for $82 million
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May 06, 2017
A portfolio of 18 Midwest skilled nursing facilities was sold in a $82 million deal mediated by Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors.