HHS Secretary: Expect tweaks to nursing home rating system
Mar 18, 2010
The nation’s first nursing home rating system is an important tool for consumers, but changes can be expected, said the country’s highest health official on Tuesday. Health and Human Services...
How to do it… Financing
By
Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Cheerful stories about financing have been the norm recently for stakeholders in the long-term care field. But it hasn’t always been that way – and it’s all but certain that this rosy outlook...
104-year-old nursing home resident gets herself arrested to fulfill bucket list
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 22, 2019
Police slapped handcuffs on a 104-year-old nursing home resident this week, and she’s ecstatic about it.
MDI Achieve announces speaker for Minnesota meeting
Nov 15, 2011
MDI Achieve announced that Mary Madison presented “Building on 3.0 Basics: It’s Everyone’s Business” at the Care Providers of Minnesota Convention & Expo. Madison spoke on November...
Reader poll: What do you wear to work, and why?
Jan 04, 2016
“Exactly what I’m wearing now [a tie, dress shirt, black pants]. I wear this every day except Friday, which is casual.”
Ask the Nursing Expert about … administrator relationships
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Sep 05, 2016
What are ways a director of nursing can adopt to “get in good” with the boss (the administrator)?
104-year-old SNF resident gets the sweetest of birthday treats
By
Foster Stubbs
May 02, 2023
Founded in 1914, the Tastykake is a Philadelphia institution that has remained popular for over a century. The same could be said for Twila Reber, a resident at Phoebe Berks in Wernersville, PA who will...
Ask the nursing expert: when to say “yes” and when to say “no” to your staff
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
East Coast operator leads more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients to recovery
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2020
Training staff and quickly adapting to new coronavirus guidance from the federal government have been instrumental for CareOne’s success in treating and recovering more than 3,000 of patients during...
Crest Healthcare Supply marks 45 years in business
Jul 25, 2012
Crest Healthcare Supply is marking its 45th year in business, according to the firm.