Legacy Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization in Oregon, has chosen Vynca for advance care planning options.
Sign up for McKnight’s Fall Expo
Aug 18, 2015
Long-term care providers can earn up to three continuing education credits at McKnight’s 3rd Annual Fall Online Expo.
MatrixCare DIRECT released
Feb 10, 2015
MatrixCare has released MatrixCare DIRECT, a messaging platform.
Popular Alzheimer’s drug going generic
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided tentative approval to Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. to make and market the generic version of dementia treatment Razadyne.
Senate committee puts off bed-tax vote
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 21, 2006
A Senate committee passed a key fiscal 2007 healthcare spending bill on Thursday, but it stopped short of voting on a controversial “bed tax” provision.
Nursing homes need to act fast in ‘new era,’ expert says
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 26, 2022
The White House and federal regulators have thrust nursing homes into what could be a two-generation crisis mode, and providers must act quickly to soften the blow, a leading industry expert says.
Life after consolidation: How LTC leaders can assimilate
By
Jennifer Bauer
Mar 21, 2014
Consolidation, a fact of life in today’s healthcare industry, is prevalent in the long-term care arena as well. Locally and regionally, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and home- and community-based...
It’s a starry night at 3rd Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards ceremony
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2021
The McKnight’s brands honored dozens of dedicated caregivers, industry trailblazers and a veritable Who’s Who list of influential veterans as part of their third annual Women of Distinction event.
Parkinson to testify Tuesday at Senate hearing on elder justice
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 19, 2019
Providers are bracing for another Senate Finance Committee hearing on elder abuse Tuesday, hoping for a better reception than after one held by the same group in March.
Nursing diversity improves … but slowly
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Though nursing’s ranks are becoming more diverse, there’s still much work to be done to make it reflective of the U.S. population.