Business and Marketing: How to do it… Managing falls
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Haymarket Media
Jan 13, 2006
Acknowledging that all falls cannot be prevented, experts push for better management of fall risks. One source estimates that each fall costs about $19,000 in extra care. A facility can save mightily –...
Business & Marketing — How to do it … Rehabilitation
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Haymarket Media
Oct 05, 2007
The last few years have seen many providers rise to take advantage of opportunities in long-term care rehabilitation. While the field has been lucrative for many, most would agree success has involved...
The next big thing in nurse communication
May 09, 2018
TekTone hopes to make nurse communication easier and more affordable with one of its latest products.
Criminal case could remove controversial Skyline owner from Medicaid, Medicare programs
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 22, 2021
Three years after his nursing home operations imploded, leaving thousands of residents in danger and staff unpaid, former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz is facing criminal charges in Arkansas.
Bush to speak at ALFA 2013 conference
May 03, 2013
The Assisted Living Federation of America will hold its annual conference and expo Monday through Thursday in Charlotte, NC, with a special speaker on Wednesday. Laura Bush, wife of former President George...
Safety comes first: keeping residents safe with bathing and lift equipment upkeep
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Julie Williamson
May 01, 2010
Preventive maintenance is often overlooked, but performing it is essential to keeping a facility’s bathing and lift equipment in good working condition…
Candidates ‘work’ to earn labor’s support
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Haymarket Media
Aug 10, 2007
In what is now a rite of passage, several presidential candidates are cleaning, mopping floors and performing other low-level job tasks to establish their credibility with the labor crowd.
Update to tablet counter devices released
Oct 19, 2016
Kirby Lester, a division of Capsa Solutions LLC, said it has released an update to its tablet counter devices, KL1 and KL1Plus, for retail, hospital outpatient and LTC pharmacies.
Senators introduce new fire sprinkler legislation
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Haymarket Media
Jun 12, 2006
Providers expressed approval for new legislation that would make fire sprinkler systems mandatory in every nursing home.
Report: Elderly gain girth
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Haymarket Media
Feb 12, 2007
It now appears that Grandma Betty is getting bigger. A new report warns that age-related body changes, in combination with the increasing prevalence of obesity, have yielded a fatter elderly population.