Researchers: We need better skin-failure terms, concepts
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2020
Despite increasing acceptance of skin failure, more understanding is needed to address risk factors and advance more rigorous analysis, according to researchers.
Antibiotics may fuel delirium that causes SNF placement
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2016
The delirium that often lands seniors in nursing homes can be triggered by commonly prescribed antibiotics — a culprit doctors might overlook.
Case could change nursing meal breaks
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2015
A California court case concerning waived breaks could have widespread implications for healthcare workers encouraged to give up meal time during extra-long shifts.
Curry named Guardian Healthcare COO
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
Denise Curry has been appointed chief operations officer of Guardian Healthcare, operator of 35 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Incontinence skin solution could be as simple as A-C-T
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2018
Incontinence-associated dermatitis remains an important practice concern, and time-strapped clinicians need to do a better job of adopting available treatment guidelines.
Chernof announces retirement from SCAN
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
The founder and CEO of The SCAN Foundation will step down by the end of the year. Bruce A. Chernof, M.D., FACP, made the announcement this month after 12 years of leadership. The foundation has awarded...
Another survey; another big, bad, sad number
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2022
I spent nearly a month this summer examining your reflections on working in nursing homes. I read through nurse leaders’ comments about dissatisfaction with pay, the decreasing meaning in their jobs...
Patrick Stapleton is still delivering, with care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2020
Patrick Stapleton, CEO, Sherrill House
Another state accused of improprieties in granting private Medicaid contracts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2018
A Pennsylvania Court has ruled the state’s Department of Human Services violated procurement rules when an official met with top executives of a company bidding for a share of its Medicaid service...
Lawmakers target SNFs’ big payer for fraud, waste cuts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
A pair of Congressional subcommittees focused on oversight have banded together to examine ways to reduce Medicaid fraud and waste.