Robotic treatment for patients with spinal injuries newly available
Mar 13, 2018
A “revolutionary” new robotic treatment for patients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, first developed in Japan, is now available in the U.S.
Free LTC infection prevention tool from Yale aims to help nursing home staff save time
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 09, 2021
A one-stop set of infection prevention resources is meant to make work a bit easier for direct care providers, administrators, managers and support staff, say the Yale School of Nursing and the New York...
Senators want list of infected nursing homes made public
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2020
Facilities with one or more coronavirus infections should be identified publicly, a pair of federal lawmakers assert in a letter to the leaders of CMS and the CDC.
CCRC receives financing
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2018
HJ Sims announced that it had closed $70.4 million in financing, $14 million in subordinate financing and $69.9 million in bond underwriting for Legacy Midtown Park in Dallas.
60 Seconds with… Ron Silva, CEO, Fillmore Capital Partners LLC
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 01, 2007
Q: Your company has been involved in a pretty intense bidding fight with the Formation Capital people over Genesis HealthCare Corp. Why do you continue to ratchet up this contest?
A: The two combined properties...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 2
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2022
Researchers still unsure if paperwork on life-sustaining treatments for nursing home residents is ‘meaningful … NC providers seeing twice as many COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes since last year...
Wound care feature — Topical issues
By
Liza Berger
Aug 08, 2007
Proper skin care often comes down to good old-fashioned common sense. To avoid pressure ulcers, stick to the basics.
Admission and visitation policies among top potential legal pitfalls in new rule, expert says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 22, 2017
Long-term care providers should pay special attention to their admission, visitation and grievance policies under the new requirements of participation rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
COVID hospitalizations approach last summer’s high, but flu and RSV cases waning … NC nursing home to pay $126K after storm-related staff shortages, two patient deaths … FDA decision on experimental...
Meet Lynn Hood, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jul 26, 2021
Lynn Hood, president/CEO, Principle LTC, Kinston, NC is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Hall of Honor inductee.