House relief bill may accelerate fed efforts away from nursing homes and toward HCBS: expert … Former governor aide claims there was no cover-up regarding New York’s underreported nursing home deaths...
Lawmakers move to end pre-dispute arbitration agreements; would take key legal tool away from SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 04, 2019
Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate have unveiled legislation aimed at quashing the practice of forced arbitration.
Non-contact thermometer
Aug 04, 2010
Sanomedics will be introducing its Talking Non-Contact and Professional Non-Contact thermometers at the upcoming National Association of County and City Health Officials Annual Conference. The handheld...
Fitted brief offers new innovations
Aug 16, 2011
Hartmann’s DignityComplete is an adult fitted brief with an extra-absorbent core system that wicks fluid away from the resident’s skin. Diverted fluid transfers into an extra-absorbent layer,...
Pathway Health and Redilearning launch first series
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
Pathway Health and Redilearning Corp, which recently announced a partnership, have a new 10-course package on rehospitalization. Participants will learn how to avoid unnecessary rehospitalizations and...
SNF staff recognized for caring for missing disabled girl with hypothermia
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Feb 27, 2017
Employees at an Ohio nursing home have made headlines for taking in and caring for a 12-year-old girl who disappeared from her home last week and had slept outside in 50-degree temperatures.
New EPS cap prevents tampering
Mar 23, 2010
Complementing its line of TampAlerT tamper-evident syringe caps for luer lock syringes, the new EPS TampAlert Tamper-Evident Cap for Oral Dispensers helps pharmacists and providers offer greater protection...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 4
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2022
McKnight’s announces new Pinnacle Awards program to recognize industry veterans … Supreme Court turns away challenge to U.S. vaccine rule for health workers … Instacart’s new initiative aims to...
McKnight’s Online Expo kicks off in two weeks
Mar 07, 2011
The McKnight’s Online Expo is only two weeks away. Long-term care administrators can earn up to five continuing education credits during this two-day event. Coming sessions will examine legal challenges...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 29, 2022
With directors of nursing in hot demand, providers act to broaden pipelines … Senior living and care facilities turn away older adults 11K times in 1 month due to the workforce crisis … OTC hearing...