Senior living performance surpasses expectations, Welltower CEO says … State tax funding long-term care could be gutted in November vote … Nursing home staffing, management strengths tied to delirium...
Weekly walk for transportation purposes may help older adults live longer: study
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Kristen Fischer
May 03, 2024
Older adults who walked instead of taking motor transport when they needed to get somewhere lived longer than those who opted for other forms of transportation, a new study finds.
Wait-and-see staffing rule exemptions meant to ‘safeguard’ residents: CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
Skilled nursing providers will not have to go through a stand-alone application process to be exempted from provisions of a new federal staffing mandate, an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Orah Burack diligently works out of the spotlight, keeping her head down and her mind focused on improving care and conditions throughout long-term care. Her work as a senior research associate at The...
SNF leaders call for collaboration, reforms to fix ‘punitive’ regulatory environment
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 27, 2024
Facing a harsher regulatory environment from the state and federal governments in recent years, top long-term care leaders called for more collaboration and measures that work to improve care quality in...
‘Sky is the limit’ for health information networks’ SNF insights
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
An expanding health information exchange connecting 71 hospitals and nearly 600 post-acute providers in New Jersey is exceeding expectations and providing staffing insights not necessarily envisioned when...
Dwindled giant’s $18M settlement ‘a signal’ to SNF owners about ‘negligent’ care’
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2024
A chain of 19 nursing homes has agreed to continue allowing independent monitoring and could be forced to pay nearly $18 million to settle state charges that it understaffed facilities, neglected patient...
Providers increasingly on the hook for employees’ drug thefts
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2024
Violations of the Controlled Substance Act — including staff who divert patient medications for themselves — may open providers up to additional False Claims Act liability, warn a group of attorneys...
NYU Langone Health institute receives $31M to study aging, vascular risks
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 15, 2024
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Optimal Aging Institute at NYU Langone Health $31 million for a 10-university cohort to study how vascular risk factors contribute to dementia and other age-related...
Wendella “Wendy” Blackman carries the weight of responsibility in her heart. As the director of Reflections memory care program at senior living community The Bristal at North Woodmere, NY, the residents...