Senior services agencies reach critical moment in government shutdown, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 15, 2013
Organizations that provide transportation, meals and other services to seniors who need home care are facing imminent service reductions due to the federal government shutdown, and this could mean increased...
Wither the County Home?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
With funding and philosophical challenges permeating their day-to-day operations, a
dwindling number of county-run nursing homes find themselves at a perilous crossroads
Nursing home that had meth lab shuts its doors
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2012
The Ashtabula, OH, nursing home that gained national attention for having a methamphetamine lab earlier this month has closed, according to local news outlets.
Three labor management practices to improve care, compliance and cost
By
Mark Woodka
Nov 22, 2010
Controlling labor costs in long-term care increasingly is important in this environment of tight reimbursements and challenging economic conditions.
Residents need flu and pneumo- coccal vaccine
By
Dr. William Hall, Dr. Susan J. Rehm and Dr. William Schaffner
Aug 17, 2010
You don’t want to mess around with pneumococcal bacteria, which causes pneumonia, and even worse, sepsis and meningitis. That’s why nursing home residents should receive two vaccinations: the...
House needs to pass Medicaid legislation for nursing home residents
By
Alice Zahnow
Aug 09, 2010
Medicaid funding cuts threaten the quality of life nursing home residents deserve.
Mixed bag for heart failure patients: less time in hospital but bigger risks at home
Jun 03, 2010
First the good news: Medicare beneficiaries are experiencing shorter hospital stays and lower rates of in-hospital deaths after suffering heart failure. Now the not-so-good news: Out-of-hospital deaths...
Australian nursing homes unveil electronic underpants
Mar 29, 2010
Nursing homes in New South Wales, Australia, soon will have a new caregiving tool at their disposal for resident incontinence: electronic underpants.
Everyone needs a long-term care plan
By
Ken Dychtwald
Nov 18, 2009
My parents wisely purchased long-term care insurance. They have showed me that now more than ever, it’s important to think ahead.
Regulators consider adding satisfaction surveys to nursing home rating system
Jul 10, 2009
Federal regulators are meeting with nursing home operators and other key stakeholders today to discuss ways in which resident and family satisfaction surveys might be factored into the new facility Five-Star...