As more LTC employees discover the benefits of more education, professional development programs are filling the need.
A nursing home CEO, Erwin Cablayan might seem far removed from the days of tests,...
Seeing Best case scenarios
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 24, 2004
Thilo Best, chairman, National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries
Reader Poll: “What is the best ‘non-standard’ benefit or perk at your job?”
Mar 02, 2020
“What is the best ‘non-standard’ benefit or perk at your job?”
No easy solution ahead for LTC funding dilemma
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 15, 2008
The year-end scramble for Medicare and Medicaid dollars ended with a bang — and the usual whimpers from various provider interests. There were winners on one side, losers on the other. And then there...
Lawmakers revisit sprinkler legislation
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2007
Nearly 1 in 5 nursing homes might find themselves shopping for sprinkler systems as a result of a new push from federal lawmakers.
Healing power
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2007
Product innovations, combined with tried-and-true methods, are a winning formula for skin and pressure ulcer care.
Health system that spent nursing home pay on its other businesses cleared in False Claims lawsuit
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 19, 2023
A New York healthcare system that invested nursing home reimbursements in other parts of its business is not subject to False Claims Act litigation, a federal court has ruled.
Profile: Christopher Perna
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
A few days before Christmas in 1991, Chris Perna passed out in a work cafeteria and woke up in an emergency room.
State News for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
ILLINOIS — Gov. Pat Quinn (D) has signed a new law making it easier for people to lodge complaints against nursing homes.
Profile: A rare bird in Congress
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2014
When Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) was around 4 years old, she asked for a doctor’s kit. But growing up in a working class family in Glen Burnie, MD, the future nurse and Congressman didn’t know...