Texas nursing home investigation leads to arrests of its own workers
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 20, 2004
Members of management at a Fort Worth, TX, nursing home initiated a multi-year investigation of their workers that resulted in the arrest of three employees as part of a larger state sweep. The employees...
Hidden cameras keep a watchful eye on care
Dec 01, 2008
New York’s attorney general is expanding the use of hidden camera technology to the Buffalo region.
Christian Living Communities celebrates 50 years of service
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2022
What started as a Denver-based, 63-bed, single-site nursing home led by volunteers in May 1972 has now grown into a Colorado’s largest nonprofit senior housing and services organization.
Seniors have fewer chemotherapy side effects with supportive care program, clinical trial finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2021
Patients in the intervention group experienced a 10% reduction in moderate side effects — without significant chemotherapy modifications or dose reductions, investigators say.
Ask the care expert .. about drug diversion
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Apr 06, 2015
Early identification of diversion and abuse benefits everyone involved. However, don’t jump to conclusions before you are sure of the actions that are making you uncomfortable.
To survive under PDPM, smart operators must integrate themselves into hospital networks, invest in tech,...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
A banking expert is predicting that the skilled nursing industry’s new payment model is going to create a world of “haves” and “have-nots.”
Editor’s desk: not everyone is upset with the new nursing home five-star rating system
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2009
The first-ever public rating system for nursing homes has kept up its ability to get people talking. And calculating. And writing letters. And scratching their heads.
New CMS guidance dictates nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to CDC, residents and families
By
Liza Berger
Apr 20, 2020
In new but anticipated guidance released Sunday night, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring nursing homes to report any COVID-19 cases directly to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Deadly pathogen discovered at Ohio long-term care facility could spell trouble elsewhere, researchers...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 13, 2014
A type of drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa discovered in an Ohio long-term care facility has killed one person and infected six others, according to clinician researchers. A dangerous genetic element...
Institute of Medicine issues health-IT safety recommendations
Nov 11, 2011
The Department of Health and Human Services should impose more oversight of healthcare information technology venders, a new report recommends.