Converting a golf course property into a full-scale post-acute care
center fulfilled a need in the community while preserving area history.
ACOs cut costs, not quality
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2017
Post-acute care spending dropped by 9% — or about $106 per beneficiary — without a drop in quality, a study of accountable care organizations in the Medicare Shared Savings Program has found.
Coroner releases findings from Ohio nursing home shooting
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May 17, 2017
Initial findings from an investigation into last week’s shooting at an Ohio nursing home that claimed the lives of two employees were released by authorities on Monday.
Two SNF employees, police chief among dead in nursing home shooting
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May 15, 2017
Two Ohio nursing home employees and a police officer are dead following a shooting at the facility Friday morning.
Windows create a new world for residents with dementia
By
Amy Novotney
May 06, 2017
Dutch designers have developed interactive art screens to help nursing home residents reconnect in a more meaningful way with family, caregivers and the outside world.
How to do it … financing in the age of Trump
By
John Hall
May 06, 2017
The new administration has promised to relax restrictive regulations and provide a host of economic incentives to expand and improve. But providers should beware of the double-edged sword of uncertainty....
Reader Poll: How do you handle conflict between staff members?
May 06, 2017
“We get out the ruler. We’re kidding! We try to get them to talk to each other and listen to each other. You have to meet them where they are. The last thing they want us to do is bring God...
On the ‘go’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2017
In-bed washes and adaptive bathroom equipment keep comfort a reality
SNF to be completed in New Mexico next month
May 03, 2017
Welbrook Senior Living said it plans to complete construction of a 50-bed skilled nursing facility in New Mexico by the end of June.
Sea creature drug shows promise for Alzheimer’s disease
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May 03, 2017
A new experimental drug is gaining attention for its novel approach to prevent Alzheimer’s-related memory loss, as well as its unique ingredient — a bushy sea creature that resembles seaweed.