Nursing home win: Florida judge nixes governor’s emergency generator rule
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Oct 30, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandates for generators in nursing homes and assisted living facilities was shut down Friday by an administrative law judge, who slammed the rules as “invalid...
‘Complete management failure’ led to Hollywood Hills nursing home deaths, CMS official says
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Oct 26, 2017
Recent hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico have led to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wanting to boost its emergency preparedness plans nationwide for future natural disasters, an...
New osteoarthritis joint pain reliever debuts
Oct 24, 2017
Vizuri Consumer Healthcare has announced the commercial launch of PainBloc24TM, a 24-hour overt-the-counter topical pain reliever for osteoarthritis joint pain.
Therapy app address mental healthcare
Oct 24, 2017
LARKR, a mental health app that provides talk therapy, has officially launched in the Apple® App Store.
Employee fingerprint scans land provider in class-action lawsuit
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Oct 20, 2017
An Illinois nursing home is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a worker who argues that the facility’s required daily fingerprint scans pose a threat to their privacy.
Telemedicine coverage laws often confusing to providers, experts say
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Oct 19, 2017
State telemedicine laws may leave healthcare providers in a state of billing confusion over what services are covered, some observers say.
High school students, facility reap benefits of vocational training program at SNF
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Oct 18, 2017
It’s not often that school buses drop off high school students at a nursing home, or that skilled nursing residents get to watch YouTube videos with young people while sharing stories from their...
Lakewood to break ground on $64 million expansion
Oct 17, 2017
Lakewood in Richmond, VA, will break ground on a $64 million expansion on Thursday.
Mather Lifeways named Gold Winner in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 11, 2017
Mather Lifeways has returned to the throne in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition, winning Gold once again, this time in the High Tech/High Touch category.
Profile: Michael Wylie
Oct 10, 2017
While Michael Wylie has spent three decades working at Genesis Healthcare, it was an experience as a son that showed him how much his colleagues care.