Researchers dissect end-of-life care practices, issue best practices
By
Emily Mongan
Nov 15, 2016
Making sure that residents’ care preferences are consistently recorded and updated in medical records is crucial to providing quality end-of-life care, researchers stress in a recently published...
LTC urged to prepare for lousy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
New federal guidelines that outline climate threats to the healthcare system find nursing homes are more vulnerable during extreme weather and are less resilient afterward.
For many with dementia, statins truly are a lifesaver
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 01, 2019
Statin users with dementia have a 22% lower risk of death when compared to non-users, according to new research.
McKnight’s Online Expo is one day away
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
Time is running out to participate in the long-term care industry’s only virtual trade show.
Peanut plant owner knew product was tainted, e-mails show
Feb 13, 2009
The owner of a Georgia peanut processing plant knew he was shipping salmonella-tainted products, according to evidence presented at a congressional hearing this week.
Study: Sustained use of antipsychotics increases Alzheimer’s death risk
Jan 12, 2009
Prolonged use of antipsychotic medications on Alzheimer’s patients is associated with a significantly increased risk of death, according to a new British study.
Genes cause aging? New research suggests so
Jul 25, 2008
While no one knows for certain what causes us to age, prevailing wisdom suggests it’s a buildup of stresses and the cumulative effects of disease. The surprising results of a recent study, however,...
New housing choices for mentally ill nursing home residents spark concerns
Sep 09, 2010
A judge in Illinois on Tuesday heard arguments for and against a proposed settlement that would give thousands of mentally ill nursing home residents in the state the chance to move into community housing.
Governor’s team threatened nursing home licenses, fines in vaccine-ordering dust-up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
Confusion over unclaimed COVID-19 vaccines led high-ranking New York officials to threaten penalties, license revocations and public shaming of nursing homes they may have wrongly considered at fault.
60 Seconds with … Kristin Walter
May 04, 2016
How are Recovery Audit Contractors misunderstood? With Kristin Walter, spokeswoman for Council for Medicare Integrity.