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Community where CEO fired himself goes into receivership
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 14, 2019
For 18 years, Chris Oswald served as CEO of Blue Ridge Village in Martinsville, VA. But faced with a census drop of 50 residents and a $3 million dip in revenues, Oswald famously fired himself last year...
AHCA’s March
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 09, 2012
We live in a world that tends to focus on personality, not substance; on aesthetics, rather than data; and on the bare minimum, rather than diligence. But there’s been a sea change at AHCA that reflects...
A farewell tale
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 27, 2019
Thanks for the tales and tails.
Falsified records mean legal woes for administrator, aide
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
Lying about a wandering resident and foregoing help when lifting a resident were all it took to land a nursing home administrator and a nurse aide in legal trouble.
Providers need to consider full bariatric briefs options
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 06, 2019
As the bariatric population in long-term care continues to grow, companies are making sure providers know about new incontinence options. Cutting Edge Healthcare announced in August it had launched a new...
Medicaid innovation will come from private sector
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2019
Most providers seem to shrug at the concept of actual Medicaid reform, and federal regulators’ actions give them little reason to do anything but that.
Providers consider bariatric briefs for growing population
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 18, 2019
As the bariatric population in long-term care continues to grow, companies are making sure providers know about new incontinence options. Cutting Edge Healthcare, a Los Angeles-based shared services management...
Standardized electronic info remains a challenge: experts
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
An emphasis on data assessment and standardization across care settings was a hot topic at the Long Term and Post Acute Care Health IT Summit, held in late June in Baltimore.
New device may help those with tremors eat and drink
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
A handheld electronic device may allow patients to overcome shaky hands caused by essential tremor, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.