Worker data under threat: Another concern for providers desperate for staff
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2021
Legal experts insist the threat to healthcare providers relying more than ever on vendors for temporary help is very real.
Having My Say | Non-retirees: The new LTC superheroes
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
My middle child, not yet old enough for middle school, recently asked me when I planned to retire. Me of no gray hair, of the too-small 401K, of exciting career accomplishments yet to be achieved!
McKesson adds Flores to executive team
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 10, 2019
McKesson Corporation has hired Nancy Flores as executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer, succeeding Kathy McElligott, who is retiring. The appointment is effective...
Residents will want 6,000 fewer nursing home beds in CT by 2040, report asserts
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2019
A government-sanctioned report predicts Connecticut residents will demand about 6,000 fewer nursing home beds by 2040, but the state’s leading provider group says operators are already preparing for...
‘Neighborhoods’ network to manage medication, opioids
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2019
A new partnership in Indiana aims to improve quality and costs for the state’s Medicaid long-term care patients by targeting transitions and medication management in linked provider “neighborhoods.”
McKnight’s Senior Living expo to hit emergency prep, dementia and more
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Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
Registration has opened for the second annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo, where attendees can earn up to three continuing education credits and interact with companies serving the industry.
Mixed fungi film slows foot ulcer healing
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2016
Researchers have discovered that fungi found in chronic wounds can form mixed bacterial-fungal biofilms associated with poor outcomes and longer healing times.
Senior care stakeholders form Everest to serve operators, lenders, investors
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2020
A team of financial and clinical experts with ties to senior living and long-term care is backing Everest Management Solutions, a new company providing business development, operational assessment and...
PDPM will reduce clinical requirements but demands more attention to detail
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2019
As complex and daunting as the new Patient-Driven Payment Model seems, one change most providers have welcomed is the reduction in resident assessments for therapy.
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...