Westminster-Canterbury wins Dignity Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2018
Seniors with cognitive impairment are at risk for isolation and depression. But Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, VA, used innovative bedside technology to boost engagement, allowing...
AL operators accused of withholding $2M in unpaid overtime, minimum wages
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 19, 2014
Four California assisted living operators are facing eight felony charges related to wage theft, tax and insurance violations, according to local reports.
EHR ‘solutions’ research retains relevance: panelist says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2014
The CIO Consortium & Nurse Executive Council’s white paper, “Electronic Health Record Solutions LTPAC Providers Need Today,” still has relevance to long-term care providers working through...
State’s Medicaid managed care data lacking, OIG says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
The Office of the Inspector General recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services withhold federal funds from states that do not accurately report encounter data under their Medicaid managed...
Penalty delay for some tags
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2018
Long-term care providers have 18 months to adapt to some of the Phase 2 requirements of participation without facing penalties, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
Obama lauds change in payment schemes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 06, 2016
The next president and congressional leaders should continue to promote value-based purchasing and alternative payment models, President Barack Obama said in an academic article last month.
Treatment of staff correlates to sickness
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2018
While long-term care providers juggle staffing during cold and flu season, research indicates there may be a factor in their control: How they treat staff.
Website debuts for HIV-positive seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
Clinicians treating people older than 50 with HIV now have a new resource.
Greystone gets the Gold: Named best in Transitions category of McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2017
Greystone Healthcare Management has received the Gold Award in the McKnight’s Tech Awards competition in the Transitions category for its management of resident transitions.
SafeKeeping secures seed funding
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 20, 2019
Indianapolis-based SafeKeeping, a resident engagement and care communication platform for long-term care providers and caregivers, announced it had secured $330,000 in seed funding.