Improving care for cognitively impaired residents the focus of April 24 McKnight’s webcast
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2012
Providers can learn how to better handle one of their most challenging caregiving categories — cognitively impaired residents — by tuning in to a free McKnight’s webcast April 24.
October Business Briefs
Oct 01, 2020
CareTrust REIT Inc. acquired two Montana skilled nursing facilities in an off-market transaction, the company announced in early September.
Nov. 6 webcast has keys to stabilizing staff turnover
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 13, 2014
Attendees at the Nov. 6 McKnight’s webinar will learn how to adopt employee-centric practices that will improve staff satisfaction and retention. Takeaways will be proven practices and practical...
TB: Tried, tested and timely strategies for detecting infection
Amid the COVID and monkeypox public health emergencies, providers must remain vigilant for other common causes of infection.
Tian named associate ED
Mar 13, 2019
William Tian has been named associate executive director at Oak Crest, a continuing care retirement community developed and managed by Erickson Living.
High Court to hear SNF case
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James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments in late February in a nursing home arbitration lawsuit that could alter the industry’s future, close observers said.
More programs drop out of Pioneer ACO pilot
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 29, 2014
The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program is now down to 19 programs, out of an original 32, worrying those who have pushed for skilled nursing facilities to embrace the concept.
September Business Briefs
Sep 06, 2019
» Genesis Healthcare aims to own or have buying options on 30% of its portfolio by late next year. The post-acute giant has shed 136 properties since 2016, but CEO George V. Hager Jr. said “favorable...
MDS, staffing and falls prevention fill out Wednesday’s Expo lineup
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2023
The 17th annual spring edition of the McKnight’s Online Expo will take place Wednesday and offer the chance to earn up to four free CE credits.
mRNA vaccines show real-world value in reducing COVID-19 in nursing homes
By
Donna Shryer
May 21, 2021
A recent analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine reported a reduced number of COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated nursing homes residents.