Improving disaster preparedness for the most vulnerable
By
James Lewis
Mar 04, 2024
I read Lauren Southerland’s column for McKnight’s Senior Living, “Is your senior living community prepared for the next disaster?” with great interest as I lead the policy team for the American...
LTC pharmacies forced to borrow to buy patient drugs, close as drug middlemen tighten grip on sector
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2024
Nursing home patient access to prescription drugs is being squeezed as several market and regulatory factors have combined to increase the power pharmacy benefit managers have over long-term care pharmacies,...
Partnerships with pharmacists increasingly important for complex resident needs, care transitions: experts
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 24, 2024
Building relationships and formal partnerships between long-term care providers and pharmacists is increasingly vital to managing resident care, experts said at a Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition...
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo
Sep 14, 2023
September 14 at 10:30am ET
The smiling robot
By
Gary Tetz
May 16, 2024
When I was still a prepubescent boy with many questions, never once did my father take me aside and explain how smiles are made. As a result, I’ve always been a terrible smiler, simply because I never...
Meet Donna Kelsey, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 01, 2023
Learn more about Donna Kelsey, Senior Adviser, American Senior Communities, Indianapolis.
Newer diabetes drugs considered low-value options, updated guideline finds
By
Donna Shryer
Apr 22, 2024
The quest for effective treatments to treat diabetes has taken a turn with new drugs in the spotlight. In response, the American College of Physicians (ACP) recently released an updated clinical guideline...
Older adults admitted to hospital for pneumonia at higher risk for death, study reveals
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
A new report published March 28 in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases showed the heavy clinical and financial burdens that result from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) and non-invasive...
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News wins 3 ASBPE awards
Apr 15, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has kept a long winning streak alive, earning three regional awards in the 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence program.
Listening to resident engagement professionals talk about the great, innovative work they do and the challenges they overcome every day is inspiring and exciting for the future of resident enrichment in...