Golden Living and Genesis facilities take top quality awards
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Two nursing homes in Wisconsin and Rhode Island have taken top honors in a national quality awards competition.
Meditation reduces loneliness, inflammation in elderly adults, study finds
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 15, 2012
A meditation technique reduces loneliness and chronic inflammation disorders in seniors, new research shows.
Nursing home clown robber pleads guilty to armed robbery
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 09, 2012
The West Virginia woman who robbed a nursing home at gunpoint back in May while dressed as a clown pleaded guilty this week.
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug fails to deliver in closely watched clinical trial
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 25, 2012
Alzheimer’s researchers met with disappointment Monday when officials from Pfizer announced that the experimental drug bapineuzumab failed to improve dementia symptoms in a Phase 3 trial.
Protective gene mutation gives hope to Alzheimer’s drug development
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 16, 2012
Alzheimer’s researchers got a huge boost last week with the publication of a study showing that a rare genetic mutation prevents the buildup of beta amyloid in the brain.
Alleged gun-toting clown indicted
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 20, 2012
The latest act in an ongoing circus around a gun-toting clown who robbed a nursing home played out in federal court Tuesday.
Savings abound when LTC administrators and pharmacists work together, experts stress
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2012
As providers struggle to operate on increasingly thin margins, close collaboration between nursing home administrators and consultant pharmacists is becoming more important, industry experts said Tuesday.
I couldn’t live without…McKesson Mobile Manager
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 04, 2012
Prior to adopting McKesson’s Mobile Manager, Bob Lassen, the clinical director of pharmacies for Five Star Senior
Living, says he and other pharmacists at the company never really knew what to expect...
Long-term care looks for leaders as healthcare industry adds jobs
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McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2012
A new rise in healthcare jobs is good news for executives in senior care, an expert said Friday.
Gun-toting clown robs nursing home
By
McKnight's Staff
May 04, 2012
Two West Virginia nursing home nurses are safe after being held up at gunpoint by a man dressed as a clown.