Resident handling programs can minimize worker injuries
By
Mary Gustafson
Sep 01, 2011
The growing disparity between the average American’s weight and safe lifting requirements presents a challenge for long-term care workers who perform heavy lifting. As a result, facilities with safe...
Two major chains anticipate strong earnings during 2011
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2011
Two skilled nursing companies maintained strong earnings outlooks for 2011, citing the new Medicare payment system and overall business growth.
McKnight’s wins two ASBPE awards
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2013
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has earned two 2013 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards, one each on the national and regional levels.
Court rules management company may be sued due to ‘mutually advantageous’ relationship with...
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Oct 20, 2017
A long-term care management company has enough of a relationship with a skilled nursing facility it shares ownership of to be included in a lawsuit against it, a court ruled on Tuesday.
Nonprofits need to examine core services, says chairman
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers must work together to address alarming trends, or their market share could plummet, LeadingAge Chairman David Gehm told association members.
A federal judge in Florida has determined that a legal case involving more than $1 billion in wrongful death and other judgments against a bankrupt nursing home company can proceed.
As providers get back into gear for the ICD-10 changes to hit in 2015, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a free online tool to help healthcare facilities determine where...
National Institutes of Health scientists this fall discovered new “hypervirulent” multidrug resistant strains of centuries-old Klebsiella pneumoniae, an opportunistic bacterium highly dangerous to...
New study links sarcopenic obesity to dementia; experts call for preventive action
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 26, 2022
Obesity with decreased muscle mass and function is prevalent in older adults and is tied to a high risk of dementia, researchers say.
¡Ay caramba! Mariachi band puts on special show for Texas patients
By
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.