The weekly American Sign Language classes at Sunny Hill Nursing Home in Joliet, IL, started as an idea from a high school volunteer.
Jennings receives funding
May 03, 2016
Lancaster Pollard recently helped Jennings, a nonprofit organization sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Garfield Heights, OH, obtain $28.3 million to refinance existing debt and fund a new...
Court upholds $5.75 million verdict against former nursing home officers, board members
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2013
A $5.75 million verdict will stand and there will be no new trial in the case against officers and board members of a former Pennsylvania nursing home, a federal judge recently ruled.
House passes 2011 budget proposal
Apr 15, 2011
In a 260-167 vote Thursday, the House of Representatives approved the FY 2011 budget, which President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) brokered...
Hospice payment plans jammed by longer lasting patients
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Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2007
Unexpectedly longer life spans of some hospice patients have forced hundreds of hospice providers to refund millions of dollars in excessive Medicare payments, forcing many to face “catastrophic...
Bill would make nation’s first “guarantee” of profits for nursing home operators
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Haymarket Media
Aug 26, 2004
Nursing homes might see their first assured profits if a bill under consideration in California passes by the end of session on Aug. 31.
High-intensity exercise can help jog memory
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2019
High-intensity exercise may be the best option for quickly boosting memory capacity in late life, say Canadian researchers.
Body wipes found shoved inside resident; ‘frustrated’ CNA arrested
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Sep 15, 2017
A nursing assistant at an Oklahoma nursing home has been arrested after confessing to stuffing care wipes inside a resident out of frustration, according to local reports.
InterMetro’s Health Care Technology business acquired
Jun 07, 2016
TouchPoint Inc. has bought the Health Care Technology business of InterMetro Industries Inc.
New CMS Medicaid managed care rule introduced
By
John Hall
May 27, 2015
An ambitious and comprehensive policy-making effort that promises to completely transform and radically overhaul the Medicaid managed care marketplace has passed White House Office of Management and Budget...