Mandatory flu shot policy draws religious discrimination lawsuit, $75K settlement
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2019
A hospital that fired an employee who refused a flu vaccination will pay $75,000 to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit, government officials said Friday.
Mobile app available
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 06, 2019
Diagnotes has announced the launch and public availability of its mobile application.
State News: Former LPN charged in rape of vegetative nursing home resident who later gave birth to boy
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2019
ARIZONA — Authorities have charged Nathan Sutherland, 36, a licensed practical nurse, with sexual assault and abuse related to a case where a resident gave birth in December.
Thrive Senior Living chooses AI platform
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 09, 2019
Thrive Senior Living has selected Aiva Health for integrating Google Home and Amazon Echo into its communities.
State News: City plans to seek compensation for burned out former nursing home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2019
ILLINOIS — After volunteers spent days during the summer decorating windows at a vacant nursing home, the building burned in a December fire.
Double the fun: McKnight’s Tech Awards adds categories and celebrates success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2018
The launch of the sixth edition of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards saw it double in size, multiplying the effects of its original mission: Celebrating how operators use technology to better...
What we can learn from POLST data
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 30, 2018
On the heels of my colleague James M. Berklan’s discussion about how little we know about our loved ones’ preferences for end-of-life care, there’s a sign of progress in Oregon.
Ask the Care Expert about … a new emergency rule
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
I am a new charge nurse and understand there is a new emergency rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Can you tell me anything about it?
Westminster-Canterbury wins Dignity Gold in McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2018
Seniors with cognitive impairment are at risk for isolation and depression. But Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay in Virginia Beach, VA, used innovative bedside technology to boost engagement, allowing...
Beneficiaries again challenge slow Medicaid application process
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2018
Connecticut has failed to process Medicaid applications in an agreed-upon time frame, including for long-term care beneficiaries, and a court should hold it in contempt, a new filing alleges. But the state...