Reader Poll: What do you wish people knew about being a long-term care nurse?
Nov 05, 2016
“Most people have no understanding of how long-term care nurses are as good as acute-care nurses. They are better assessors and have skills because physicians aren’t at our beck and call. We...
Admins’ pay rises to $102K, DONs’ up to $90K
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Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2016
The long-term care field is showing signs of robust health. For the first time since the recession hit eight years ago, it is offering strong pay increases across the board — from certified nursing assistants...
Survey: Workers say SNFs need staffing improvements, better mistake responses
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Nov 04, 2016
Most nursing homes could improve on their staffing levels and the way that supervisors respond to mistakes, according to a recently released federal survey of facility staff.
Also in the News for Thursday, November 3
Nov 03, 2016
Infographic shows Medicare hospice use, spending on the rise … Mild exercise helps decrease pain, increase mobility in seniors … Alzheimer’s marker may be linked to loneliness in older...
Providers face uphill climb after 2016 election, experts say
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Nov 02, 2016
Long-term care providers will have their work cut out for them following next week’s election, LeadingAge officials shared on Tuesday.
HealthMedX acquired
Nov 01, 2016
Netsmart has bought HealthMEDX and its electronic medical records platform, the company announced Thursday.
Alzheimer’s solution released
Nov 01, 2016
AFFIRMATIVhealth and AidCube announced they have teamed up to offer a personalized, protocol-based mobile tool for support for RE:Mind. The program is created to improve brain health for those with Alzheimer’s...
Damgaard elected to new board
Nov 01, 2016
John Damgaard has been elected president of the board of directors for the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care.
Monitoring tool released, geared to reducing falls and readmissions
Oct 25, 2016
EarlySense has released InSight™, a new product line extension for skilled nursing facilities that want to reduce hospital readmissions and falls.
INTERACT licensing announced
Oct 25, 2016
Pathway Health has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Florida Atlantic University to provide INTERACT ® training, education, management,consulting services, including INTERACT™ 4.0 for...