The ellumi™ germ-killing Recessed Shower Light, which uses VioSafe® technology, is now available through Evolution Lighting, the company said.
60 Seconds With … Robert Espinoza
Dec 06, 2017
A recent PHI study examined racial and gender disparities in the direct care workforce. What was the most surprising finding to you?
LTC dementia residents are remaining in hospice longer
By
Mary Gustafson
Feb 01, 2011
Dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits, according to an analysis of nursing home records. The investigation also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree...
60 Seconds with…
Dec 01, 2008
Evvie Munley Senior Health Policy Analyst, AAHSA
What is a participating provider?
Jan 01, 2008
The term “participating provider” has different meanings for different provider types.
Peanut butter brand recalled after seniors sickened in Minnesota facility
Jan 13, 2009
A brand of peanut butter is being recalled nationally after an open container tested positive for salmonella bacteria in a Minnesota senior care facility.
I couldn’t live without…Pryme Radio headsets
Apr 01, 2011
Rusty Marsh, an administrator at Atlantic Memorial Healthcare, looked to Pryme Radio Headsets to reduce the noise from the overhead public announcement system at his 97-bed facility.
Compliance clock ticks
By
Terese Farhat
Feb 02, 2013
Nursing facilities have always faced an array of obligations in order to provide services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, which can sometimes seem burdensome in comparison with other providers....
Erickson Wind Crest to expand
Feb 09, 2016
studioSIX5, an Austin-based senior living interior design firm, recently completed an expansion project with with Erickson Living’s Wind Crest Continuing Care Retirement Community in Highlands Ranch,...
Nursing home operators lose 93% of appeals: report
Jun 04, 2008
The federal government won 66 of 71 appeals cases brought by nursing home providers last year according to a recent report from the Center for Medicare Advocacy. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...