NY nursing home residents pay homage to Taylor Swift
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 14, 2023
Estimated to generate $4.6 billion for local economies nationwide, it’s no secret that the hottest tickets of the summer are for Taylor Swift’s The Eras tour. Residents of The Grand Rehabilitation...
‘The year of the quality initiatives’ takes aim at nursing homes
Apr 11, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annual pay rule always holds some additional nuggets for skilled nursing providers, but this year’s proposal — issued April 4 — offers a bounty of quality...
Buddy the rabbit jumps into another year at Colorado nursing home
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Foster Stubbs
Feb 08, 2023
To paraphrase Elmer Fudd, it’s “wabbit” season at Good Samaritan Society – Fort Collins Village. But the only hunt involved is the hunt for a good birthday gift. Buddy, the community’s “therapy”...
Nebraska nursing home brings color to National Skilled Nursing Care Week
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Foster Stubbs
May 16, 2023
National Skilled Nursing Care Week kicked off on Mother’s Day, beginning a series of celebrations throughout the week, from coast to coast. At Wakefield Health Care Center in Wakefield, NE, they’ve...
New Jersey high schoolers send love to nursing home residents with letters
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Foster Stubbs
Jan 31, 2023
Writing a letter has become a lost art in the digital age. It’s much easier to frantically tap away on a keyboard than it is to put pen to paper. At least that’s probably what many high schoolers would...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award bestowed upon 4
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Lois A. Bowers
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Four inspiring women have been elected 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award winners, organizers announced
EmpRes Healthcare strikes Gold in Building Bridges category
By
Foster Stubbs
Nov 08, 2022
EmpRes earned the Gold Award in the Building Bridges category of the Skilled Nursing division of the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology awards program.
Nursing home residents become ‘Bubble Buddies’ with local daycare
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Foster Stubbs
Aug 29, 2023
For younger children, a nursing home might be seen as a scary place. At Good Samaritan Society in Syracuse, NE, nursing home administrator Shyann Walker hopes to challenge this perception with the wave...
80 skilled nursing facilities light up in ravishing red for women’s heart health
By
Foster Stubbs
Mar 05, 2024
National Wear Red Day is meant to be a show of support for women’s cardiovascular health, and this year, 80 communities backed by Marquis Health Consulting Services were seeing red — on staff...
Nursing home showcases art of Holocaust survivor residents
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 22, 2023
If a picture is worth a thousand words, the art on the walls of the MJHS Menorah Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care would easily bypass any word limit you could imagine. The artists have endured...