With right capital, PACS looks to solidify ‘legacy’ with 53-facility deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2024
Six weeks after going public, long-term care provider PACS Group announced Thursday it was expanding by nearly 25%, adding 53 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the Northwest.
The critters are coming, the critters are coming! Here’s what to do about it
By
Michael Wilson
May 01, 2024
As the summer months approach, the invasion of bugs into indoor spaces, especially in long-term care and senior care facilities, becomes a pressing issue. These pests are driven indoors by the search for...
Meet Genevieve Gipson, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 24, 2023
Learn more about Genevieve Gipson, RN, MEd, Director and Founder, National Network of Career Nursing Assistants, Norton, OH.
Nearly 1 in 3 nursing homes abandon technology they adopt
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 07, 2023
While the adoption of artificial intelligence and remote monitoring technologies continues to expand within long-term care, 28% of nursing homes failed to scale up, spread, and sustain previously adopted...
Many clinicians view telehealth as ‘dangerous’ option for seniors
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 20, 2023
Despite the growing telehealth use, especially during the pandemic, many doctors, nurses and other healthcare providers remain reluctant to use it when dealing with medical issues affecting older adults.
Ask the payment expert about … consequences of MDS dashes
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Mar 12, 2023
Q: What are the concerns or consequences of dashing items on the MDS?
Only wet babies
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 30, 2024
I have a friend who says, “The only person who likes change is a wet baby!” She may be right. Most people are not comfortable with change. I mean, I get it, some change can be scary. When something...
Winter brings higher rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 07, 2023
Doctors may prescribe antibiotics inappropriately more in the winter months compared to summer, according to a study at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. This may affect older...
McKnight’s O’Connor finalist for ‘Pulitzer’ of business journalism
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 12, 2023
McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor has been named a finalist in the “Best Commentary/Blog” category of the 69th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards competition.
Omicron BA.2 subvariant tied to less severe illness than delta, original omicron
Oct 28, 2022
Mortality rates are lower for omicron BA.2 than for delta variant and early omicron, investigators report.