State news: Joplin nursing homes mourn losses, sort through fallout weeks later
Jul 01, 2011
Six skilled nursing facilities are still sorting through the debris and fallout of lives and jobs uprooted from a tornado that nearly leveled the entire city of Joplin, MO, in late April.
CPAP nightstands created to store equipment
Nov 08, 2017
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure machines can be challenging to store, so a furniture company has created a specific nightstand designed for those with sleep apnea.
Editors’ Blog: Add a story to mcknights.com
May 01, 2009
Mcknights.com has a new element called “Shared Links.” It allows readers to submit links to stories they they think are of interest to long-term care readers.
Ask the Care Expert about … infection prevention
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jan 08, 2018
We are working hard on infection prevention at my facility. Do you have any ideas on how to really make staff think about how important they are to this process?
Texas scooter store sues CMS
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 15, 2005
A supplier of motorized wheelchairs that has been a target of a crackdown by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is suing CMS to get paid for power mobility vehicles delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.
Feed the patient and starve the wound
By
John Hall
Nov 06, 2017
There’s new thinking around the role that good nutrition plays in healing ulcers
Story contest launched to discuss healthcare costs
Oct 04, 2016
Costs of Care, a healthcare nonprofit, has launched another Story Contest.
Editors’ Blog: Falls a big story too
Oct 12, 2009
Funding and legislative issues often make the biggest stories of the day. But the latest on clinical issues, such as falls, also is important for long-term care providers to know about.
Georgia nursing home residents share sweet wedding day
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2022
A love story forged over shared lunches and purloined desserts has a sweet ending.
Mobile app for time and attendance released
Sep 20, 2016
NOVAtime Technology Inc. has launched its NOVAmobile™ in the Windows Store.