Consumer advocates renew call for portable bed rail ban after deaths lead to recall
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John Hall
May 29, 2014
A leading long-term care consumer watchdog group has renewed its call for a permanent ban of adult portable bed rails in long-term care settings. The memo from The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term...
Argentum conference will highlight innovative practices that span industries
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2018
Featuring a main stage with eight speakers, this year’s Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference will feature leading experts on workforce development, gerontology, resident programming, branding,...
Post-acute giants Genesis and Kindred announce partnership to tackle outcomes, care transitions
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Feb 02, 2017
Two of the country’s largest post-acute care providers are joining forces in a unique effort to improve quality and care transitions.
Hospice owner accused of telling nurses to overdose, kill patients
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Mar 31, 2016
The owner of a Texas hospice company has come under fire for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patients and hasten their death in order to avoid the federal reimbursement cap for hospice stays.
Exactly six months ago in this space I wrote that the trial of Sal and Mabel Mangano could turn out to be an excellent opportunity for them, and nursing homes in general, to shine. Dire circumstances often...
SNF chain will pay $600,000 to settle delayed discharge claims
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Dec 17, 2015
A New York nursing home chain has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve claims that it delayed the discharges of short-term residents at its facilities.
New platform likely to help long-term care marketers
Mar 29, 2012
Salesforce.com recently launched Site.com. The new platform will give marketers in the long-term care field an easy way to update their websites, said Andrew Leigh, director of product marketing at the...
Companies regroup for 2012 following Medicare cut news
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
Faced with a shaky economy and a slash in Medicare reimbursement for 2012, skilled nursing facility operators spent August reassessing their financial strategies.
Students surprise CCRC residents with haul of 30,000 pieces of candy for Halloween
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Oct 31, 2016
A North Carolina continuing care retirement community got a little help from local students last week in preparing for their annual Trick or Treat Extravaganza — nearly 30,000 pieces of Halloween candy.