The value of attending national Open Door Forum calls
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 23, 2014
I often describe the monthly CMS Open Door Forum call as a monthly staff meeting; if you miss the meeting you better read the minutes to see what projects were assigned to you!
A jolt to long-term care best practices, amid the Ivy
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 23, 2014
This is going to sound terribly wrong on the face of it. There’s no way around it. It appears that the nation’s largest association of nursing home operators has just bought itself a whole...
Palliative possibilities: Therein lies the rub
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Apr 22, 2014
When a patient is referred to therapy, and they are receiving hospice care, then therapy needs to seek permission from the hospice company to provide any treatment. Hospice is required to reimburse the...
Miller consults with Five Star
Apr 22, 2014
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. has joined forces with celebrity chef Brad Miller to create new dishes for residents.
COMS partners with Remedy
Apr 22, 2014
COMS Interactive LLC has announced a collaboration with Remedy Partners Inc. around the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement program.
Nice-Pak Products and PDI celebrate Earth Week with solar system
Apr 22, 2014
Nice-Pak Products Inc. and sister company Professional Disposables International Inc., celebrated Earth Week by installing a solar array on the roof of its headquarters and manufacturing plant.
MedProperties and Equity team up to build Florida SNF
Apr 22, 2014
MedProperties Holdings LLC and Equity Inc. will be building a replacement skilled nursing facility in Gainesville, FL.
Kisco Senior Living breaks ground in NC
Apr 22, 2014
Kisco Senior Living held a groundbreaking ceremony for The Cardinal at North Hills on Tuesday.
Long-term care facilities approach 80% worker flu vaccination rate after handing power to regional pharmacy,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 18, 2014
Fourteen long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania dramatically increased their staff flu vaccination rate by having a regional pharmacy take over the process, according to a report issued Thursday by...
Beal promoted to Kindred Nursing Center Division President
Apr 17, 2014
Michael W. Beal is the new president of the Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Nursing Center Division. He will be on the executive committee.