Just the ticket: From data to design, laundry services are undergoing significant changes
By
Meg LaPorte
Mar 08, 2018
Laundry may not be the sexiest of topics in long-term care, but it is nonetheless an important — albeit sometimes overlooked — element when it comes to design, safety, and infection control efforts.
Out of the data silo
By
Brett Bakshis
Dec 01, 2014
Interoperability, data analytics and intervention models are giving providers a new way to use healthcare information technology to prevent rehospitalization
Clearing the air
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 01, 2011
Indoor air can be 1,000 times more polluted than outdoor air in some facilities. Here’s what providers should know about HVAC, water infiltration and renovations.
As closures kill community nursing homes, a new study confirms distance drives down needed visits
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2022
COVID-era research has shown family visitation can improve the overall well-being of residents, but a new study confirms far-away placement can negatively affect visit frequency.
Georgian finally spends a day with her head in the clouds
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
At 87, Grace Royal was ready to sign her life away. Forget the risks. She wanted her long-awaited hot air balloon ride above the rolling countryside of coastal Georgia.
Providers worry that Obama’s jobs plan will hinder healthcare job growth
Sep 13, 2011
Provider groups are concerned that President Obama’s newly unveiled $447 billion jobs plan will eat away at job growth in the healthcare sector, which is one place advocates say the economy is growing.
Survey: Top 10 nonprofit providers continue to cut number skilled nursing beds, facilities
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2007
The nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living organizations appear to be moving away from skilled nursing offerings while increasing assisted living and independent living units, according to...
Provider settles dispute over unrequested room upgrades in new building
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 06, 2018
A dispute between a Kentucky nursing home operator and a handful of Medicaid residents over an extra charge for a larger room has been settled out of court, with the provider backing away from its attempts...
FDA panel endorses emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 10, 2020
Nursing home residents and workers may be just days away from getting the initial doses of the first COVID-19 vaccine, after a federal advisory panel approved its emergency use Thursday.
Ask the legal expert about … employees’ social media choices
By
John Durso
Jan 08, 2018
One of our employees has public photos on Facebook where he’s in drag, and a board member complained. How should we tackle employees doing potentially embarrassing things away from work, yet in a...