Touchtown has released a new feature that makes it easy to embed engaging content within Community Apps, the company said.
‘Monumental achievement’: Providers back Medicaid increases tied to staffing
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2022
Illinois nursing homes are in line for a $700 million funding increase if a Medicaid funding bill gets a key stamp of approval from lawmakers this week.
Providers can make end-of-life decisions for mentally incompetent residents, judge rules
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2019
Physicians can administer psychiatric medications and make end-of-life decisions for residents in California who are mentally incompetent, provided family and independent representatives have input, a...
California fails to investigate facility complaints, lawsuit says
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 24, 2005
A lawsuit filed last week in California accuses the Department of Health Services of failing to investigate most complaints about nursing homes within the 10-day period required by law.
Harnessing the power of millennials to further long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
The impending wave of aging individuals, requiring all kinds of care and support, is unlike anything we’ve seen before. So, maybe long-term care’s counterpunch should come from an unorthodox...
Group wants earlier start for facility sprinkler requirement
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Haymarket Media
Nov 01, 2006
A consumer advocacy organization has praised the government’s recent proposal regarding sprinkler systems for nursing homes. But it is calling for early implementation of the new regulation.
Last day for the Tech Awards
Jul 31, 2013
Submissions to the second annual McKnight’s Tech Awards are due by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.
Florax DS probiotic line launched
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 21, 2012
Hebron USA recently introduced the Florax DS product line. The line features the Ready-to-Drink Probiotic for digestive and immune support, and an all-natural probiotic Diarrhea Relief that provides relief...
Florida’s Medicaid HMO program could lead to ‘granny dumping’
Jun 16, 2011
A lesser known provision of Florida’s newly adopted Medicaid reform law includes an incentive for health plans that can reduce the number of seniors in nursing homes, according to Florida elder law...
Medicare complainers line up here for help
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 27, 2017
If you’ve had some kind of complaint about the rigmarole of Medicare lately — and who hasn’t? — now’s the time to start getting it fixed.