It’s easier to have empathy for people if you know specific things about them. Long-term care providers know this, and it is behind many valuable programs to learn more about residents’ lives....
ONC takes tentative steps to certify electronic health records for long-term care providers
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 12, 2013
The government will press for action on a certification program for electronic health records used by long-term care providers, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...
Nomophobia threat
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 01, 2013
They say confession is good for the soul, so here goes. I’m having an affair — with my smartphone. What started with a few innocent conversations and some harmless texting quickly became an obsession,...
State News
Jul 01, 2013
Connecticut — The National Labor Relations Board has sued HealthBridge Management for contempt of court, marking the latest development in a long-running dispute.
Government report: Family size, obesity rate among question marks as long-term care spending surges
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term services and supports could increase from 1.3% of the U.S. gross domestic product to more than 3% by 2050, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office analysis.
Nursing home theme of the summer: medication
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 18, 2013
The first day of summer is not quite upon us, but it seems the season’s blockbuster movie and hit song may already have been decided. And when it comes to long-term news, I’m ready to declare...
Research organizations team up for large-scale senior fall prevention study
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 17, 2013
Two research organizations are teaming up for a major study to reduce the number of fall-related injuries among seniors. Provider input is requested.
CMS crackdown doubles Medicare removals
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 07, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has removed 14,663 healthcare providers and suppliers from the Medicare program in the last two years, the agency announced Thursday. The figure more than doubles...
Ask the nursing expert … about hands-on patient assessments
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jun 01, 2013
I feel that much is missed when hands-on assessments are missed at the beginning of each nurse’s shift. What do you think? I strongly feel that patient assessments for baseline information at the...
Partnership’s mission is to help seniors get plugged in
By
John Andrews
Jun 01, 2013
Social media, email and other forms of communication technology offer senior citizens a virtual world of information, entertainment and correspondence with friends and family. Yet these can be strange,...