Workforce strategies, leadership highlight McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum May 14
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
Ten McKnight’s Women of Distinction will share pearls of wisdom and answer questions next week during two educational sessions as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum and Awards.
Family caregivers struggle with unplanned personal hospitalizations, study finds
By
Donna Shryer
May 06, 2024
When caregivers of spouses with dementia (SWD) face their own unexpected hospitalizations, the consequences can be severe, according to a recent study.
MDS ‘alarm’ bells key to quality gains in heightened reporting environment: expert
By
Josh Henreckson
May 06, 2024
Patterns revealed by Minimum Data Set entries and what they unearth about patient care can help providers perform better on quality measures, if that data is used to better understand and act on problem...
Survey: 82 percent of older adults say physical health receives priority over mental health
By
Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
Three-quarters of Americans think the United States healthcare system doesn’t care as much about mental health compared to physical health issues — a sentiment shared by older adults specifically,...
Layering of fines amid state, federal staffing rule conflicts tops providers’ worry list
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2024
Providers in states that have recently increased their own nursing home staffing requirements may soon find themselves playing a complicated penalties and numbers game — and buried in additional paperwork.
Good business partners can be difficult to find, which is why Wendy Strain, the director of consulting services for Polaris Group, is a bright light in a crowded field.
Where’s the beef? At the end of another one of this facility’s motivational gems
By
Josh Henreckson
May 01, 2024
When Freeda first became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society – Davenport in Davenport, IA, she wasn’t sure she would ever walk again. In fact, in hindsight she jokingly described herself as being...
Healthcare worker program launched during pandemic helped younger pros with mental health, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 01, 2024
A peer-to-peer support intervention dubbed Stress First Aid didn’t improve well-being for healthcare workers, but it did help in terms of general psychological distress and post-traumatic stress...
Loneliness tied to higher death rates in cancer survivors
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 30, 2024
Cancer survivors who felt lonelier or experienced more social isolation had a greater risk of dying compared to those who were more connected, a recent study finds.
Isolated older adults fared better than socially connected peers during pandemic, study says
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
Social isolation typically isn’t healthy for older adults, but those who were more isolated actually fared better than their socially connected peers when the pandemic forced the world into lockdown,...