ALFA will establish a separate credentialing organization for industry certification … Missouri researchers create new dysphagia model … New York makes “unprecedented investment”...
Ask the care expert … about hospice rules
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Dec 01, 2013
I heard the rules recently changed related to hospice. Do you know what will be included?
Court throws out Immediate Jeopardy citation for undercooked eggs, repudiates interpretation of ‘ambiguous’...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 03, 2013
A Texas nursing home recently won a legal battle challenging an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents.
Two new drugs show promise for hard-to-treat breast, prostate cancers
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 07, 2021
Cancer drug Lynparza (olaparib) reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death in certain aggressive breast cancers by 42% after surgery, while a new prostate cancer treatment improved survival by tracking...
Proventix’s nGage hits new milestone
Nov 29, 2011
Proventix Systems Inc. announced its nGage system has become the nation’s most widely adopted healthcare hand hygiene monitoring system. The product has recorded more than 4 million total hand cleansings....
Clinical Briefs for Friday, October 11
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 10, 2019
Research sheds new light on how brain forms, recalls memories … FDA approves Dexcom G6 Pro continuous glucose monitor … Acute respiratory viral illness surveillance possible in long-term care: study...
‘Battle isn’t over yet’: Parkinson urges providers to stay united as pandemic drags on
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
AHCA/NCAL’s first convention in two years featured speakers sharing personal tales from the pandemic’s darkest days and praise for the heroes who helped skilled nursing homes survive.
Thousands of providers gather as largest nursing home association opens its 62th annual convention
Sep 20, 2011
Much like historical battles fought and won by American ancestors, providers have to be ready to fight for “our lives and for our survival,” the head of the American Health Care Association...
Forget the add-on role: Here’s who really wants that infection preventionist job
By
Danielle Brown
May 19, 2022
SCHAUMBURG, IL. — Skilled nursing facilities should shift away from handing infection preventionist roles to floor nurses and instead recruit professionals with a background in the field to ensure their...
A new study reveals top factors tied to record-setting mortality rates in Canada’s LTC facilities during the early pandemic, and a treatment that boosted survival in severely ill residents.