After chaplain Alex Treitler began leading services for people with dementia, he quickly realized things weren’t going well. He says those with dementia found it hard to engage with the “traditional...
Kindred to add 500 jobs in KY
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2015
Kindred Healthcare will expand its headquarters and add about 500 jobs, the company announced in December.
Judge dismisses HIPAA claims arising from Omnicell laptop theft
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
Individuals do not have the right to sue healthcare providers under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act simply because their personal information was compromised, a federal judge recently...
Day in the Life: Dancing with a star
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Miller’s Merry Manor has a name that is fitting for the holiday season. But the 62-bed facility in New Carlisle, IN, seeks a merry atmosphere throughout the year. Its dance activities, and one special...
CCRC engineers holiday cheer
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2014
Arbutus Park Retirement Community does not just deck the halls for the holiday season. It lays down rails.
Prosecutor drops terrorism charges against nursing home worker who allegedly threatened beheading
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2014
Prosecutors in Oklahoma have dropped terrorism-related charges against a former nursing home worker accused of threatening to behead a colleague, news sources reported Wednesday.
Most continuing care retirement communities are not ‘isolating’ settings, CMS clarifies in...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 24, 2014
Continuing care retirement communities don’t create the same problem of isolation as skilled nursing facilities, according to new guidance on a recently finalized Medicaid regulation.
Day in the Life: After 97 years, she’s a U.S. citizen
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
It’s reasonable to expect that the pace of life slows down after moving into a skilled nursing facility. But 97-year-old Chengyi Pan has been busy since her arrival at Sauer Health Care in September.
Tornado shelters should be installed in nursing homes, government agency recommends in report on Joplin...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report....
A Day in the Life: Blankets for the brotherhood
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 01, 2015
A World War II soldier’s wool coat had hung in a closet since 1948 — until the man’s wife brought it to A.E. Casey Hermanson. She knew that Hermanson could give the coat a second life by...