Provider claims victory in ‘blockbuster’ battle with state regulators
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 26, 2018
A Maryland skilled care provider has settled a long-running court dispute with state officials, agreeing to halt operations and pay back a small portion of what state regulators had originally sought.
State News: October 2018
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
Vegan meals may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but a proposed law would require healthcare facilities to make them available.
Who takes your cake?
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 25, 2018
We all know that the strongest team members are not often the most vocal. They may be the quietest, working behind the scenes, but focused always with a plan in mind, and a smile on their face.
Social media may help ease depression in elderly, even while it’s crushing everyone else’s soul
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 25, 2018
In the face of this deadly opioid epidemic, I’ve seen all sorts of alternative methods floated to help remedy patients’ pain. Be it, laughing gas, yoga, sugar pills or exercise. Now researchers are...
Larry Minnix’s next act: Best-selling author
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 24, 2018
Larry Minnix has always been one of the best writers around. And he’s not even a writer by trade, we professionals have always agonized with jealous
OnShift introduces hiring text platform
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2018
In order to engage job candidates and reduce no-show interviews, OnShift has introduced its Text2Hire™ platform.
Hospital improves finances, doubles its SNF census
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 23, 2018
A suburban Detroit hospital has turned around its sagging skilled nursing numbers with a new approach to the once-struggling unit.
Plans for Big Apple Green House squashed by appeals court
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A provider has lost out in a years-long court battle with its neighbors to build a new nursing home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
October seems to be shaping up as Mixed-Message Month
By
John O'Connor
Oct 22, 2018
Despite the negative numbers, capital providers are lining up to make senior care and long-term care deals, often at inflated prices that seem to be at odds with the available evidence.
The practical elements of HIE
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 19, 2018
While long-term care has long discussed the importance of health data exchanges, it’s rare to be able to give concrete examples of how it makes a patient — or provider’s — life better.