Skilled nursing executives reported an increase in move-ins within the last month, according to a new survey by the National Investment Center for Seniors House & Care (NIC).
Nebraska nursing home closures have created ‘economic ripple effect’
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Danielle Brown
Nov 26, 2019
The closure of more than a dozen nursing homes throughout the state of Nebraska this year are causing an “economic ripple effect” on nearby towns, community members warned.
Senior living executives sentenced
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2018
The former chief operating officer of American Senior Communities was sentenced to 4½ years in prison last week as part of a fraud scheme that also took down the company’s CEO.
McKnight’s wins two national ‘Azbee’ awards
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Jul 28, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News earned two national awards at the 2015 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards presentation on Friday in New York.
Day in the Life: Dancing with a star
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Miller’s Merry Manor has a name that is fitting for the holiday season. But the 62-bed facility in New Carlisle, IN, seeks a merry atmosphere throughout the year. Its dance activities, and one special...
High schoolers help to preserve LTC residents’ precious memories
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
A seniors advocacy group is hoping to preserve the memories of lonely older adults, and it’s deploying an army of high school teens to aid in the effort.
Prosecutor drops terrorism charges against nursing home worker who allegedly threatened beheading
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Prosecutors in Oklahoma have dropped terrorism-related charges against a former nursing home worker accused of threatening to behead a colleague, news sources reported Wednesday.
‘The bloodbath isn’t over’: Nursing home closures
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 26, 2020
Luckily, food wasn’t the main focus of a business lunch Monday. I lost much of my appetite before I stepped foot in the restaurant. The gathering took place at a respected dining establishment in a nearby...
Growing Good
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Jan 05, 2016
In the wee hours of the night I recently discovered a Facebook post about a company founded by two brothers called Life is Good. It emerged from the standing request the founders’ mother had for...
This is really it: Final day to submit for 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards
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James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2021
The one-week extension for submissions to the 2021 McKnight’s Tech Awards competition ends at midnight today (June 1).