With an estimated 70% of people who reach age 65 needing some form of long-term care service, senior living communities will find it increasingly important to learn about and develop solutions for the...
‘The Great Perhaps’ in LTC
By
Tara Roberts
Jul 18, 2014
In post-acute care, particularly the SNF future, it can be “Great” but there are so many “Perhaps” that the definition of what “Great” is going to be is unclear.
Life Care Centers of America doubles-down on facility-based care, sells home health business for $10...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 18, 2014
Life Care Centers of America is shedding its related home health business in a $10 million sale to LHC Group Inc., the company announced.
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.
Secrets to satisfied family members that providers should know
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Jul 16, 2014
One of the clearest lessons I’ve learned while being her advocate is that administrators who want to establish and maintain positive relationships with family caregivers of dementia residents must...
CDC releases HAI Data: How are we doing?
By
Jacie Volkman, MPH, CIC
Jul 16, 2014
For many years, healthcare institutions have been focused on different ways to decrease HAIs, as federal reimbursement initiatives loomed. So, what does this report card tell us? We’ve come a long...
Dehydration: Therapy should help fight it
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jul 15, 2014
The elderly are very vulnerable to dehydration and more than just the nursing staff have to be concerned about it. Not keeping an eye on appropriate hydration can cause a variety of serious problems.
Diagnotes Inc. and Advanced Healthcare Associates team up
Jul 15, 2014
Diagnotes Inc. and Advanced Healthcare Associates have announced an expanded partnership that will place the Diagnotes mobile and web-based clinical communication system.
Nursing home inventory shrank, assisted living hit highest-ever growth rate, quarterly data shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 14, 2014
Assisted living inventory growth reached a historic high in the second quarter of 2014, while nursing home inventory continued its slight downward trajectory, according to data released Friday by the National...
PDI appoints Treacy as EVP and President
Jul 11, 2014
PDI has named Patrick Treacy as executive vice president of PDI and president of PDI Healthcare, the division supporting acute care, long-term care and other care facilities.