AHCA’s Parkinson pushes for compassionate care; signs three-year contract extension
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2019
The thousands of examples of compassionate care that providers show residents every day is why the country’s largest nursing home association “will never stop fighting for” them in Washington D.C.,...
Male applicants get $165K in discrimination lawsuit settlement
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2019
A provider accused of refusing to hire men and retaliating against an applicant will pay $165,000 to settle a federal gender-discrimination lawsuit.
Therapist advocates sharing layoff concerns with CMS
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 03, 2019
Therapist groups are voicing their concerns about skilled nursing layoffs and reorganization plans in response to the new Patient-Driven Payment Model to federal authorities.
End of lockouts for in-house CNA training in sight?
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2019
A skilled nursing advocate is praising a renewed effort by U.S. lawmakers that would allow providers to reinstate certified nursing aide training programs at facilities that have been assessed significant...
Most Florida nursing homes now meet generator requirements, official proclaims
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 18, 2019
Four out of every five Florida nursing homes have now installed either permanent or temporary generators to comply with a new law, said the head of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration.
Nurse collects Green Bay Packers gear for nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 11, 2019
“Boxes and boxes” of Green Bay Packers memorabilia have flooded a Wisconsin nursing home after a nurse sent out a plea to the local community.
How a nursing home successfully reopened after Hurricane Harvey
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 05, 2019
A Texas nursing home has finally reopened two years after being destroyed by Hurricane Harvey.
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Florida evacuates 72 SNFs; Georgia, SC declared public emergency areas
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2019
The state of Florida has evacuated 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities ahead of Hurricane Dorian’s arrival to the country’s east coast.
Providers prep as Hurricane Dorian intensifies
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 29, 2019
Long-term care facilities in Florida are in disaster-prep mode as they brace themselves for Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to become a Category 4 storm by the weekend.