New hand hygiene guidelines urge healthcare facilities to avoid certain soaps
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 17, 2014
Experts advise healthcare facilities to avoid a “heavily marketed” soap in updated hand hygiene guidelines published Wednesday.
Fecal matter pills cure C. diff, physician says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 04, 2013
Pills created from fecal matter are the latest breakthrough in treating Clostridium difficile, according to a doctor in Canada who says he has cured about 30 people this way.
Two major long-term care transaction developments occurred Thursday. The board of Genesis HealthCare Corp. said it will enter into discussions with a new bidder. Meanwhile, Ventas Inc. reported completing...
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
Silo-busting
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Nov 07, 2017
There are benefits to breaking down silos between public and private aging services.
Making resident-centered care a priority
By
Sharon Belovarac, Jana Scavona and Steven Walkingstick
Sep 02, 2015
When Asbury Communities Inc., began its journey with Planetree it was not without a few questions. In our healthcare centers, where this culture-change journey would have its greatest presence, we wondered...
Smooches from pooches: Dogs send love notes to nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2022
While many nursing home residents across the country may have received letters of love and appreciation from local community members for Valentine’s Day, those at a Georgia nursing facility received...
Bucks for bugs: Funds will hit antibacterial resistance
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
The National Institutes of Health has renewed funding for the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group (ARLG), which coordinates clinical research on antibacterial resistance, with up to $102.5 million...
Stethoscope contamination poses risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 14, 2018
The AseptiScope DiskCover System will provide clinicians a visible, rapid and affordable solution that applies a clean barrier directly to the stethoscope in a few seconds, AseptiScope executives said.
Eye doctor to pay $1 million to settle allegations of overbilling in SNFs
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Sep 02, 2016
A Florida ophthalmologist has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that she overbilled Medicare for eye care services provided in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, officials announced...