Researchers are studying whether a common antibiotic used to treat everything from acne to urinary tract infections could be converted to a powerful topical treatment for diabetic lower extremity wounds.
Staff texting can be a lifeline, but convenience comes with a cost, experts warn providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2019
Late last year, anyone using the right search terms could have stumbled onto an open database containing valuable text messages that should have remained private — including appointment and billing information...
BaneCare patient survey leverages EHR
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2018
A Massachusetts-based senior care provider has created a resident experience survey that works with PointClickCare’s electronic health record platform to improve patient care.
Capturing memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
Seniors capture memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together.
Welltower/ProMedica may be out as QCP courts another bidder
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2018
Quality Care Properties announced Tuesday it is investigating an acquisition proposal that “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘superior offer’ ” to one already on the table...
Campaign recruits millennials to take up long-term care torch
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
A national aging services organization on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed at bringing a new generation of caregiving advocates into the fold.
Report finds web of related companies make Consulate-owned nursing homes appear ‘cash-strapped’
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2018
A lengthy report by a Florida newspaper Thursday attempted to lift the veil on the inner workings of Consulate Health Care, the state’s largest nursing home provider.
Thousands of Louisiana eviction warnings sent
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Kimberly Marselas
May 11, 2018
Louisiana officials on Thursday mailed notices of potential evictions to 37,000 Medicaid beneficiaries who could soon lose coverage, including at least 19,000 who might be forced out of nursing homes if...
Approving TP and hand soap purchases for broke public nursing home lands official in hot water
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Illinois’ troubled Champaign County Nursing Home racked up another $200,000 in debt in a single month and was down to its last eight rolls of toilet paper.