14th Long Term & Post-Acute Health IT Summit takes new direction
May 25, 2018
The nation’s leading healthcare I.T. summit has broadened its focus under the new leadership of LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies and is now taking registrations. The event...
What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
By
Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.
Pharmacy tech company partners with SCPC to bolster its advocacy agenda
May 23, 2018
A Durham, NC-based pharmacy automation technology company is partnering with the association that represents long-term care pharmacists, lending it heft to further its advocacy agenda.
Hospital discharge decisions: Why choose your facility?
By
Raul Valdes-Perez, Ph.D
May 23, 2018
Public data brings transparency like a window does, but both often need help to make sense of what they make merely visible.
Supreme Court backs employers, arbitration over class-action claims
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that private-sector companies may force employees to individually arbitrate alleged violations of federal labor law, rather than allowing them to seek class-action...
Bingo: The road to ruins or the road to riches?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 21, 2018
Grandma sure liked her bingo. She excelled at bingo and most card games. Even in games that seemed to involve no skill at all, Grandma almost always emerged the winner.
Also in the News for Friday, May 18
May 18, 2018
NIC: Nearly $1 billion in nursing care transactions dominated by private buyers in Q1 … Georgia panel examining proper response to scabies in nursing homes after disturbing death grabs headlines...
‘Surprising’ study results find moderate exercise may worsen Alzheimer’s
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2018
Moderate exercise, long thought to be a tool in the battle against Alzheimer’s disease, may actually hasten symptoms if done regularly after diagnosis, a new study suggests.
McKnight’s Senior Living expo to hit emergency prep, dementia and more
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
Registration has opened for the second annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo, where attendees can earn up to three continuing education credits and interact with companies serving the industry.
Bed sheets that kill germs
May 15, 2018
Beds can be a breeding ground for germs, but one product maker is aiming to make that a fact of the past.