When I joined this magazine 21 years ago, one of my first assignments was to cover a state convention. It was a real eye-opener.
Bertlesmann buys Relias Learning
Oct 28, 2014
Bertelsmann, a media company based in Germany, said last week it is buying Relias Learning from its current owners, Vista Equity Partners and LLR Partners.
Opposition to Medicare cuts grows in Senate
Jul 29, 2008
Nearly half of the nation’s senators have voiced objections to proposed Medicare cuts of $770 million in fiscal year 2009, according to the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality...
Justice O’Connor addresses full house at Alzheimer’s hearing
May 16, 2008
The Senate Special Committee on Aging played host to two high-profile witnesses this week at a hearing on Alzheimer’s that drew an enormous crowd.
Study: Religiously active people spend fewer days in a nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Jul 29, 2004
African-Americans and female seniors who are deeply religious or spiritual may be less likely than others their age to enter a nursing home, according to a Duke University study in the Archives of Internal...
Bathing and lifts feature: Good clean fun
By
Julie Williamson
May 09, 2007
New bathing and lifting products and practices make bathing more enjoyable for residents and less stressful for staff.
Adventist to pay $118 million to settle false claims suit
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Sep 23, 2015
Adventist Health System has agreed to pay $118.7 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the Florida-based company paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for referrals.
A better approach
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2013
Catheter-associated problems account for nearly a third of all infections reported at nursing homes. Simple precautions can dramatically reduce this challenge
Long-term care facilities approach 80% worker flu vaccination rate after handing power to regional pharmacy,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 18, 2014
Fourteen long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania dramatically increased their staff flu vaccination rate by having a regional pharmacy take over the process, according to a report issued Thursday by...
Four SNFs, physical therapy center to pay $9.7 million in ‘upcoding’ case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 12, 2019
Four skilled nursing facilities and a physical therapy center in the Chicago area have agreed to pay $9.7 million to resolve upcoding claims.