A lot has been made about ProMedica’s acquisition of the once-proud nursing home giant HCR ManorCare. And rightfully so.
State News for September 2018
Sep 05, 2018
State News for September 2018
Superbugs are more resistant
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
Multi-drug resistant superbugs, which can cause dangerous infections, are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants, according to an Australian study.
Voice assistants finding niche with elders
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 05, 2018
As voice recognition technologies such as Amazon Echo, Google Home and Apple Homepod become more inexpensive and accessible, the long-term care profession has begun taking notice of the promises such devices...
Retro pay not good enough, NLRB says
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board is hitting a nursing home operator for “unlawfully” suspending a merit-based raise program.
Impatient with the conservative participation in its Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed an overhaul of its most popular accountable care organization...
Expo will offer MDS answers
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2018
Many providers are still trying to master new Minimum Data Set requirements, which are less than a month away.
Profile: Blake Gillman
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
VP/Director Post-Acute Care Services, Life Care Services
Tech-policy junction
By
Meredith Beirne
Sep 05, 2018
Providers respond to federal guidelines and share strategic thoughts on how long-term and post-acute care operators can rise and thrive in the digital world
DEL-ivering the goods
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?