A sure-fire way to make nursing homes less dangerous
By
John O'Connor
Dec 05, 2016
There is nothing nice to be said about nursing home fires. Yet nobody seems to be demanding an obvious way to ensure that fewer take place: ban smoking.
OnShift selects Wallace
Dec 15, 2015
Adam Wallace has joined OnShift as its chief product officer.
Bare promoted at Premier Senior Living
Apr 10, 2014
Dawn Bare has been promoted to the corporate director of sales and marketing at Premier Senior Living, which has headquarters in New York City.
New director at K&B
Nov 21, 2013
Paul Marshall is the new director of senior living programs at K&B Underwriters in Reston, VA.
Five-Star insights: Will those stars ever illuminate your path?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 16, 2012
I recently asked a hospital discharge planner how she chooses which nursing home to discharge to. “Five-Star” was the reply. Was I surprised? Not at all. Once again, it demonstrates just how...
Webcast to focus on facility-acquired infections, hospital readmissions
By
McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2012
Long-term care providers continually struggle with healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). They can find answers to the challenge at a McKnight’s no-cost webcast at 1 p.m. (Eastern) June 20. During...
A sensible approach to clearing the Medicare appeals backlog
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 20, 2017
While hospitals and long-term care providers often disagree, providers are united on the thorny topic of backlogs for Medicare appeals.
Learn how to combat Candida auris during Oct. 7 webinar
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 20, 2021
Candida auris may be one of the scariest, least-understood drug-resistant threats to nursing homes, but that doesn’t mean providers are helpless.
Maryann Timon joins PMD
Jan 23, 2014
Maryann Timon, RN, has joined PMD Advisory Services as the director of post-acute strategies.
Hernandez named Devonshire director of facilities
Jun 20, 2014
Eddy Hernandez is the new director of facilities at Devonshire at PGA National, an Erickson Living retirement community in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. He will manage the overall general services division,...