I rinse out my used plastic bags. Maybe not all the time, but often … I do love our Mother Earth, but that wasn’t driving my behavior.
The power of the pants
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 21, 2017
Like any sensible facility marketing director does, I desperately want opportunities to attract attention. Recently, after considering every available option, I identified what I felt was a sure-fire way...
Sharing secrets to success in ventilator weaning
By
Vasudeva Raju, M.D.
Sep 20, 2017
Post-acute care facilities must excel at weaning patients off ventilators. After all, what hospital wants to transfer a patient to a facility with mediocre weaning success rates, after its staff has worked...
Ventas included in two benchmark lists
Sep 20, 2017
Ventas Inc. was recognized by two benchmarking organizations, the Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index (DJSI) and GRESB.
Sherman joins Live Oak Bancshares
Sep 20, 2017
Adam Sherman has joined the senior care lending team at Live Oak Bancshares Inc. in Wilmington, NC.
Can gloves do more harm than good?
By
Megan J. DiGiorgio MSN, RN, CIC, FAPIC
Sep 19, 2017
An observational study in a LTC facility examined the degree of inappropriate glove use among certified nursing assistants (CNA) when helping residents with bathing or toileting activities.
SNF occupancy continues to hit new lows, NIC report shows
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Sep 15, 2017
Skilled nursing facility occupancy dropped to 81.7% — its lowest point in five years — in the second quarter of 2017, according to a report released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Capsa Healthcare sold
Sep 13, 2017
Keystone Capital Inc.’s Capsa Healthcare has been sold to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, Harris Williams & Co announced Monday.
Laundry company creates Hurricane Harvey disaster relief program
Sep 13, 2017
Continental Girbau Inc. and its Houston distributor, Skyline Equipment Inc., have begun a disaster assistance program for Hurricane Harvey business victims.
Order integration announced by tech companies
Sep 13, 2017
TheWorxHub by Dude Solutions has announced a real-time work order integration with Caremerge.