Virgin Islands nursing home fights CMS order to move residents to mainland U.S.
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Apr 28, 2016
The only licensed nursing home in the U.S. Virgin Islands has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a last-ditch effort to prevent the agency from shuttering the facility...
Long-term care provider, worker groups weigh in on GOP immigration principles
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
A statement of principles for immigration reform issued by Republicans in the House of Representatives is a good sign of potential legislative progress on this issue, long-term care provider and labor...
Switch of nation’s largest skilled nursing chain paves way for AHCA-Alliance merger
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James M. Berklan
May 29, 2013
While many details of the merger of the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care are still being sorted out, one thing is clear: The agreement of nursing home giant...
High court puts arbitration agreements back into play
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James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
If the U.S. Supreme Court thought it had the final word on the validity of certain nursing home admissions arbitration agreements in 2012, well, it was wrong.
Study questions fish oil claims, popularity
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Kristen Fischer
Aug 24, 2023
One in every five adults aged more than 60 years takes fish oil supplements, despite many warnings that they have no benefit for heart health. A new study sheds light on what the product labels say that...
Ask the care residents: Do you have any recommendations for residents with dry skin?
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Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2022
Q: I have a resident with exceptionally dry skin. We’ve tried everything and can’t get it smooth. Do you have any recommendations?
¡Ay caramba! Mariachi band puts on special show for Texas patients
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Danielle Brown
May 19, 2021
A Texas skilled nursing facility decided that Cinco de Mayo was the perfect opportunity to do something special for residents after more than a year of being inside and experiencing limited interaction.
Surgery rates fall in elders; improved screening may be reason
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Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2021
Despite an aging population and safer surgical procedures, the frequency of abdominal surgery is decreasing among older adults — particularly in those age 85 and older, according to researchers from...
No trivial connection
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Gary Tetz
Apr 01, 2021
The bar for customer service has been lowered so far over the past year that even the most basic human courtesies seem as though delivered on the wings of angels. When this pandemic ends, the tiniest civilities...
Let the games begin: SNFs host Winter Olympics for residents, staff
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Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2021
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic also meant the cancellation of many annual and long-standing sporting events worldwide.