Reader poll: What have you stopped doing since starting in long-term care?
Feb 04, 2016
“I no longer get old. I work with people 80, 90, 100 years old that are young at heart. It teaches you that you can have a vibrant and young perspective no matter what your age.”
McKnight’s Online Expo: ‘Virtual’ success is reality
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James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Think back to when you were 10 years old. You still had a big future ahead of you, but you had already seen a lot, you were on a roll and, wow, were you full of energy!
American Diabetes Association releases first-ever guidelines for managing diabetes in LTC
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Feb 04, 2016
Hypoglycemia and care transitions are among the topics in the first-ever guidelines relating to diabetes management in long-term care facilities.
Former SNF employee sentenced to 4 years for $170,000 resident theft
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Feb 04, 2016
A former employee of a Massachusetts nursing home will serve up to four years in jail for stealing $170,000 from resident accounts.
Dementia care DVD released
Feb 02, 2016
Pines of Sarasota Education & Training Institute has released a new DVD titled “Improving Communications in Dementia Care.”
Locus Health completes funding round
Feb 02, 2016
Locus Health, which makes remote patient care management programs, has completed a $4 million funding round. Its software is connected with services that allow clinicians to interact with patients at home.
Fired employee sues SNF, claims race, sexual orientation discrimination
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Feb 02, 2016
A former receptionist for a New York nursing home is suing the provider for $1.2 million, claiming he was fired from his job for being gay and Hispanic.
Archdiocese of Philadelphia settles claims of substandard nursing home care
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Jan 28, 2016
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $80,000 and improve one of its skilled nursing facilities to settle allegations of poor resident care.
Zinc boosts immunity in seniors in nursing homes, study finds
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Jan 28, 2016
A zinc supplement may help improve immunity for older adults living in nursing homes, according to a new study.
Care transitions, health literacy among leading readmission causes for minorities
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Jan 27, 2016
Lack of communication about care transitions and limited health literacy are among the primary reasons minority patients are readmitted to the hospital, according to a new federal guide.