Golden Living fighting $1.8 million in back-vacation pay owed to employees
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Botched scabies care at Arkansas nursing home led to community outbreak
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2018
An Arkansas facility is facing more than $150,000 in fines and a possible shutdown after a scabies outbreak affected every resident, according to government regulators.
Restoring hope in Puerto Rico
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2018
Three months after Hurricane Maria, many of the workers who care for Puerto Rico’s seniors still don’t have power or running water at home. But day after day, they show up to care for long-term...
Senior care providers get new cyber security guidance
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2018
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has developed new research aimed at helping senior healthcare providers better understand cybersecurity threats and mitigate risks.
Bill would require more emergency prep in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2018
A new bill seeks to bolster emergency preparedness at the nation’s nursing homes, even as the Trump administration backs away from some non-compliance penalties.
Reports: Humana-Kindred merger on the table
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2017
Kindred assets could be divided into separate home care and facility lines.
Nursing home to pay $250,000 in resident’s wheelchair death
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2017
A Pennsylvania jury has found a nursing home at fault for the death of an 85-year-old resident who fell from a wheelchair and broke his neck. The jury decided the provider should pay the deceased’s...
Break ups can be hard
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2017
Making the switch to a new EHR vendor requires research, resources and resolve
Tumblers in place
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2017
Often-neglected data analysis can help when residents fall, revealing patterns and leading to better quality care and less duplication of effort
Hydrogel showed ‘staggering’ results in diabetic cell study
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2017
A new hydrogel created by engineering researchers at the University of Toronto prompts skin cells to crawl toward one another, healing chronic wounds.