Staffing agency to pay $400,000 after shorting LTC workers on overtime pay
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Oct 24, 2017
A Minnesota long-term care staffing agency has agreed to pay more than $400,000 in back wages and damages following allegations that it failed to pay almost 100 workers the correct overtime wages, the...
Provider to pay $5 million to settle allegations of substandard care
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Oct 23, 2017
A Tennessee-based long-term care provider has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve claims that one of its facilities billed Medicare and Medicaid for “worthless services,” authorities announced...
Court rules management company may be sued due to ‘mutually advantageous’ relationship with...
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Oct 20, 2017
A long-term care management company has enough of a relationship with a skilled nursing facility it shares ownership of to be included in a lawsuit against it, a court ruled on Tuesday.
High school students, facility reap benefits of vocational training program at SNF
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Oct 18, 2017
It’s not often that school buses drop off high school students at a nursing home, or that skilled nursing residents get to watch YouTube videos with young people while sharing stories from their...
Inspired by Care Award program announced
Oct 17, 2017
Omnicell Inc. has launched a new annual award program focused on those excelling in areas such as increasing patient satisfaction, achieving significant cost reductions, or solving patient care problems.
Don’t be a Humpty Dumpty leader: How to engage your inner creative self
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Martie Moore
Oct 13, 2017
In my last article, I shared with you the latest research on employee and leader engagement. Let’s now look at what leaders can do to improve engagement and help themselves become an engaged leader.
Illuminate HC wins Quality division in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 12, 2017
Illuminate HC operators saw a “consistent and direct” correlation between delays in call-light response times and negative — and avoidable — patient experiences. Their efforts to change...
New security application released
Oct 11, 2017
TheWorxHub by Dude Solutions has released a new security application within its platform to help senior living communities improve security rounding, document and manage incidents and maintain a safe living...
Virtual assistant Samantha helps transcribe notes
Oct 11, 2017
NoteSwift Inc. has debuted Samantha, a virtual assistant that can act as a medical transcriptionist or scribe for providers.
Rehab and skilled nursing facility scheduled for White Plains
Oct 11, 2017
A new 110,000-square-foot rehabilitation and skilled nursing facility in White Plains, NY, will be called the White Plains Institute for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, The Architectural Team, Inc. said.