Fired nurse fails to prove privacy violation regarding Facebook account
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 26, 2013
A registered nurse’s privacy rights were not violated when she was suspended — and later fired for another reason — after an opinionated Facebook post from her was brought to her hospital supervisors’...
Editor’s desk — McKnight’s Online Expo: Gains without the pains
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 09, 2007
If you’re like most professionals in the field, you’ve come to the conclusion you just can’t do it all. OK, you’re a member of the long-term care community so maybe you feel like...
[UPDATED] ‘Killer Nurse’ gets 380 years after pleading guilty to 3 nursing home murders
By
Josh Henreckson
May 03, 2024
Heather Pressdee, who has become known as the “Killer Nurse,” pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder and 19 counts of attempted homicide Thursday morning.
‘Unnecessary, irresponsible’ 3-day hospitalization rule must go, nursing home association tells Congress
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 17, 2023
a major aging services association is calling for an end to the 58-year-old rule requiring a three-day inpatient hospital stay as a precondition for Medicare coverage of a nursing home stay.
Lingering COVID ailments hamper caregivers’ return to work, require follow-up testing: study
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 21, 2022
Nearly half of healthcare workers who had COVID-19 experience related complaints for months after coming down with the virus, said researchers releasing new study results along with back-to-work observations.
As crisis builds, five rural Nebraska nursing homes close
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 22, 2021
Staffing pressures and Medicaid reimbursement issues being felt around the nation are leading to significant closures in rural Nebraska by year’s end.
Ciena Healthcare’s new Michigan property is picture perfect
By
John Andrews
Jan 05, 2020
Ciena Healthcare maintains a staunch dedication to skilled nursing. Its new Michigan property reflects lakeshore design, style and views.
Section G removed in new draft version of 2020 MDS item sets
By
Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
Experts and providers currently are evaluating the latest draft version of the 2020 MDS item sets (v1.18.0) following an unexpected announcement Friday from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Implications for therapy, tech emerge as praise continues for 2.5% CMS pay raise
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2019
Long-term care stakeholders continued to bask in the government’s announced $879 million market basket update for nursing homes in fiscal 2020 on Monday.