Usually, we can safely rely on seniors to set an inspiring example for younger folks to emulate. They unselfishly share the wisdom acquired with age to help successive generations overcome current challenges,...
Report guides docs on how to deliver Parkinson’s diagnosis news
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 10, 2024
Not every doctor knows how to deliver a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, but a new framework is trying to ensure they do.
Gripped by uncertainty, skilled nursing providers just keep breathing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2024
Uncertainty may very well be the defining outlook for skilled nursing providers in 2024. At the very least, it was the theme that dominated our annual survey attempting to capture your attitudes heading...
Study: Updated COVID vaccine is 71 percent effective against hospitalization for older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Jan 09, 2024
A new study exploring how well the updated COVID-19 vaccines worked in people over the age of 60 had some promising results.
Empty beds, untenable staffing needs push the nation’s rural nursing homes closer to the brink
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2024
Like many of its skilled nursing neighbors in the Cornhusker State, Good Samaritan Society-Bloomfield is teetering between fulfilling its vital community role with special small-town flourishes and succumbing...
Here’s what I predict
By
John O'Connor
Jan 08, 2024
What’s the problem with forecasting the days ahead for long-term care? I think Warren Buffet aptly summed up all you really need to know. “Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster;...
Judge slashes punitive damages, throws out verdicts against two nursing home defendants in $19M case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
Two corporate defendants in a nursing home negligence case that netted plaintiffs a $19 million verdict have been found not liable following post-ruling motions, while a judge reduced punitive damages...
Vaccinations and health officials’ inconvenient truths
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2024
Twice in two weeks, the nation’s top health official has called providers on the carpet over concerns about COVID-19 vaccination rates in nursing homes. It wasn’t billed as a scolding session, but...
Smart care, wise choices: Navigating AI integration in SNFs
By
Amy Hester
Jan 04, 2024
The rapid progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to reshape various healthcare sectors, with high expectations that AI will deliver on the promise of unlocking patient data for personalized medicine. ...
It’s time to make that deserving leader a Women of Distinction nominee
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2023
The early deadline for the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program is just two weeks away and counting down. Prime time for action, in other words.