New products and emerging technologies promise better prevention and treatment options for residents at risk of developing pressure ulcers
Study links poor financial performance and ‘de facto’ nursing home segregation; raises questions...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 02, 2013
Nursing homes with a high proportion of black residents tend to underperform financially, according to recently published research that raises difficult questions about admissions practices and healthcare...
Overlooked charges add up
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 09, 2004
With the ongoing concern over limited long-term care resources and dwindling budgets, providers can’t afford to overlook opportunities to maximize reimbursement. Nonetheless, reimbursement specialists...
How to do it…Design
Dec 01, 2011
A great deal of attention is paid to the clinical aspects of treating residents in the waning days of their lives. But the physical space they occupy can be just as important. Here’s how some of...
Special Contributors
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Haymarket Media
Dec 17, 2005
Public policy leaders have far-reaching effects on long-term care. To help mark our 25th anniversary, McKnight’s invited the most influential figures in the United States to give their personal visions...
How to do it… Therapy contracts
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Haymarket Media
Oct 16, 2006
Choosing a therapy contractor isn’t as easy as it may sound. Many providers simply don’t expect enough of their therapists. Experts in the field advise that a therapy provider help plan for...
Providers have low hopes for better reimbursement
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2004
Long-term care providers may find themselves in a situation this year where no news is good news regarding reimbursement.
Then again, they probably aren’t really going to have much of a choice: In...
Personal furniture
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 06, 2015
Not too hard, not too soft: Future selections for seniors will emphasize choice and style while embracing function to a higher degree than ever before, experts say
Taking a load off
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 05, 2015
More facilities are pulling the plug on resource-robbing laundry practices — as they seek to lessen environmental burden and improve the bottom line
Profile: Bill McGinley
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2018
CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators