As far as visitors go, Maverick isn’t necessarily an obvious fit at the nursing homes he frequents around Australia’s capital. Sure, the 2-year-old has good manners and loves to dole out kisses....
Thanks for telling your story
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 24, 2021
As a journalist, there’s not much better than writing a story that touches a nerve and gets people talking. When you share our work, we know we’ve hit on a critical topic or found a new perspective...
Ratings galaxies apart: Government’s Nursing Home Compare gravitates toward clinical while Yelp...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2018
Social media users who rate nursing homes often do so using more service-oriented criteria than government officials, say academic researchers who took a deep look at how Yelp reviews of nursing homes...
Advocacy group calls on CMS to increase Medicare audits, expand review criteria
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2018
The Council for Medicare Integrity this week asked Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to expand efforts to reduce improper Medicare billing as heading off some planned program cuts.
Dementia pain index lands Medasense new grant
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 07, 2020
A pain response monitoring index designed specifically for noncommunicating dementia patients has earned Medasense Biometrics an innovation grant to further its use. The grant from the Israel Innovation...
Providers forced to invest $350 million more to keep power running in emergencies
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2018
Now that Florida has passed a law requiring nursing homes to better prepare for long-term power outages, the bill is coming due.
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
Put your paws together for this new nursing home celebrity
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2022
When she’s not shooting ad campaigns, Annie Rose is a therapy dog who works with seniors at nursing homes and retirement communities.
Skyline payroll issues force Kansas to seek its largest-ever nursing home takeover
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 30, 2018
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Tuesday was seeking emergency powers to take over operations at 15 nursing homes operated by New Jersey-based Skyline Health Care.
Lifespace Communities nets Gold in Tech Awards for safety-driven expansion
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2020
Editor’s Note: The 2020 winners of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards are being announced daily through Oct. 6. Skilled Care track winners are being announced here by McKnight’s Long-Term...