Nursing home hosts an in-house cruise for residents
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 13, 2019
Residents at Accordius Health Mooresville got to visit Cozumel, New Orleans, and Key West – without ever leaving the building – in celebration of National Nursing Home Week, May 21-18.
Study: Training SNF staff to recognize residents’ unmet needs helps cut antipsychotic use
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Apr 18, 2017
A training program that teaches nursing home staff better understand cognitively impaired residents’ behavior may help reduce the use of antipsychotic medications within facilities, according to...
Providers aim to cut nurse licensing requirements to encourage telemedicine growth
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May 02, 2016
Some healthcare providers are pushing state lawmakers to relax rules requiring nurses to be licensed for each state they work in, claiming the laws are stunting telemedicine growth.
TV report questions nursing homes’ influence on regulators
By
John Hall
Feb 13, 2015
A TV station alleged Wednesday that Pennsylvania’s largest nursing home provider group may have undue influence over state regulators.
Efforts to stop improper Medicaid payouts for people with private insurance need to be intensified or the program could lose millions of dollars as it continues to expand, the Government Accountability...
Code status ‘cheat sheet’ draws scrutiny, nursing home challenges neglect finding
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 12, 2014
A “cheat sheet” to track residents’ code status has become a source of controversy in the case of a Minnesota man who died without being given CPR, according to local news sources.
McKnight’s honored for best healthcare news for fifth straight year
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James M. Berklan
May 01, 2014
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is being honored for having the best news coverage among healthcare publications for a record fifth straight year. In all, the McKnight’s editorial team earned...
CMS official: Medicaid block grants are not a viable option for state budgets
Jun 16, 2011
A top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official said this week that turning Medicaid into a block grant program is not a viable solution for easing state budget woes.
Researchers use liquids to halt open wound bleeding
Jan 09, 2007
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Hong Kong University have shown that some simple biodegradable liquids can stop bleeding in wounded rodents within seconds. This development...
Minnix on leaving: Nonprofits will continue to lead the way
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John O'Connor
Feb 09, 2015
In this exclusive interview with McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor, LeadingAge CEO and President Larry Minnix shares his thoughts on his upcoming retirement, which he announced late...