Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II doesn’t mind comparisons to Jackie Robinson, the great baseball pioneer. Porter doesn’t open with such comparisons or bank on them himself, but he’s not going to chase...
My hero
By
Teri Weiman, SSD-AD
Oct 06, 2011
Have you been fortunate enough to meet a hero?
I adopted Uncle Bill because he was the uncle of my two of my activity assistants. He simply looked like a cuddly “Uncle Bill” to me. Parkinson’s...
MDS 3.0 training to start next week — for nursing home teachers
Apr 08, 2010
Doubling the opportunity to take part in the nation’s first “Train-the-Trainer” conference for the new MDS 3.0 nursing home assessment tool was not enough. Federal regulators are now...
Also in the News for Friday, April 1
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Feds continue push away from nursing home care toward HCBS with $110 million investment … Vaccine-or-test policy didn’t increase staff vaccination rates at Mississippi nursing homes: study … Report...
Bill would allow Medicare to pay for adult day care services
Jun 30, 2009
In a move that would further shift the focus of long-term care away from nursing homes and toward other home- and community-based services, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) Thursday introduced a bill that would...
As rehab rule nears, hospitals fight back
Aug 08, 2007
As the nursing home industry begins to deliver more rehab care, a tough adversary has emerged: hospitals. Acute-care providers are in no hurry to see patients siphoned away, and they have stepped up efforts...
Laundry/Housekeeping Feature: Bugging out
By
Liza Berger
Mar 11, 2006
Infection control poses new challenges as ‘super bugs’ have begun to infiltrate facilities. But providers are fighting back.
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 11
Jul 11, 2018
LPN held for trial in McMaster nursing home death … Pennsylvania Supreme Court will consider whether thousands of Risperdal cases should be barred due to statute of limitations … CMS seeks...
Administrator, DON salaries rise in 2009
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2009
Despite healthy increases, the future remains uncertain
Clinical briefs for Monday, March 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 14, 2022
Medical directors can tackle staffing ‘churn’ with these strategies, experts say … Most patients screened for depression don’t receive timely follow-up, VA study finds … Three doses of mRNA vaccine...