“Questions and concerns” about a recent emergency use authorization have prompted the FDA to clarify its guidance about face coverings.
Therapy robots a success with recovering stroke victims, research finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 29, 2012
An experimental “socially assistive” robot has been shown to get better results in elderly rehabilitation patients than human therapists, preliminary research finds.
Nurses face workplace bullying, study finds
Apr 08, 2008
More than 50% of all nurses report that they have been bullied at work. A full 90% have witnessed an act of intimidation while doing their jobs, a new survey published in the latest issue of the Journal...
Biden targets nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
President Joe Biden made nursing home history March 1, when he included the sector in his first State of the Union address. Biden pledged a crackdown on private-equity investors and vowed tougher oversight.
Providers accused of profit-hiding schemes
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2018
Nursing home critics are driving for deeper investigation into how operators “reward” themselves with lucrative self-dealing contracts while allegedly keeping staffing levels low.
Analysis identifies efficiency as important to post-acute care
May 25, 2016
A new report from Alvarez & Marsal Healthcare Industry Group stresses success strategies for post-acute care facilities over the next decade.
Therapists’ value extolled
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2019
Controversy emerged when a panelist representing therapists asserted to a crowd of about 1,300 at the joint AANAC/AADNS meeting that “your therapist is the most highly educated person in the building”...
Healthcare employers can offer babysitting app free to working parents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 27, 2020
Employers in the healthcare sector have a new perk to offer frontline employees: membership to a babysitting app. The Swishboom babysitting app is providing 25,000 annual memberships to give away to...
Just a minute! RCS-1 timing is still up in air
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
No timeline has been set for finalizing or implementing a major replacement payment system for therapy patients, a federal official revealed on a national conference call in early March. The Centers for...
CNA faces up to 4-year sentence for spending $5k on resident’s credit cards
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May 19, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a New York nursing home pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing a resident’s credit cards and going on a $5,000 shopping spree.