Hollywood stars used the words of real-life nurses coping with the pandemic in a virtual docu-play “That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words.”
Heeere’s … (your new and improved) McKnight’s!
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2021
McKnight’s. As you’ve surely noticed by now, this magazine has changed since the last time you saw it. We’ve modernized our layout, content flow and logo.
Ask the Care Expert: Taking pictures of wounds
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Feb 05, 2019
There is a whole open can of worms concerning photos, with some corporations wanting photos of everything, and some forbidding photos.
How can you make sure your facility is trusted by Google?
By
Jim Fitzgerald
Jul 07, 2019
If you are a local marketer, you are likely all too familiar with the recent Google updates this year. They heavily impacted Google maps and organic rankings that appear in the Local 3-Pack, the most coveted...
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.
Having My Say | We must find a way to stress better behavioral care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2022
Given all the attention the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has streamed on skilled nursing lately, the agency will surely expect more from providers on the behavioral front, too.
Fines for infection control penalties could reach $20K
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2020
Providers that consistently perform poorly with infection control measures could be looking at fines of up to $20,000 under increased enforcement efforts, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...
Providers face up to $8K in fines for not testing all staff
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 01, 2020
Operators could face fines up to $8,000 if they don’t comply with new federal regulations that mandate nursing homes routinely test all staff members for COVID-19.
How to do it … Renovating during and after COVID-19
May 01, 2020
For long-term care providers, the coronavirus crisis can cut deep into renovation plans. As facilities find themselves scrambling for financial relief to stop the hemorrhaging, they remain determined to...
Imaging shines new light on managing bacterial burden
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Fluorescence images can improve the diagnosis of infected wounds among patients who are asymptomatic, a new study has found.