If I’m going to be truthful about my Catholic School education, many of the lessons remain less memorable than the nuns who delivered them. Suffice it to say, assault and battery charges have been...
Report: Nearly 80 percent of U.S. workers want employers to encourage or require vax for in-person staff
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. workers have been rattled by the omicron surge and most are looking to their employer to stay fully engaged in COVID-19 precautions, analysts say.
A full day of inspiration and tech solutions await Wednesday at the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 18, 2021
The first McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards and Summit is set to celebrate outstanding innovation by skilled nursing, senior living and home care providers on Wednesday, Oct. 20.
Providers hesitant to require staff vaccinations due to worker shortages
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Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2021
Ongoing staffing struggles in the long-term care industry are preventing some providers from making the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment for their workers.
COVID-19 vaccine expected to be ready for year-end approval
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2020
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE plan to seek federal approval for a jointly developed coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020. The drugmakers say they have been ramping up production capabilities to meet expected...
Seniors who play board games stay cognitively sharp, study shows
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 26, 2019
People who play games score better on cognitive tests in their 70s. And increasing game play in later life appears to help lock in certain mental skills, say researchers.
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Nurses who use a smartphone before bed may be more distracted at work, researchers say
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 30, 2014
Nurses who use a smartphone at night for work-related reasons are likely to be less effective on the job the next day, according to recently published research from Michigan State University.
Obesity indeed increases seniors’ risk of death, will be long-standing issue for LTC providers:...
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 19, 2013
Obesity does not decrease seniors’ risk of death, according to a new study that calls into question previous findings. The new study also suggests that long-term care providers will see an increasing...
Regulators boast of savings under Affordable Care Act’s competitive bidding program for durable...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 19, 2012
Federal regulators on Wednesday touted Medicare savings achieved through competitive bidding programs for durable medical equipment (DME), a program of concern to many long-term care operators.