Embedded sensors in briefs improve detection of UTIs
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 01, 2019
Researchers have figured out a way to embed an autonomous sensor device in adult briefs to better detect urinary tract infections.
Rehabilitation center makes saying ‘goodbye’ special
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 16, 2019
As if going home after a stint in a rehabilitation facility wasn’t exciting enough, the staff at St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have created a ceremony to make each patient’s exit even...
Meet Sarah Belmont, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Aug 05, 2019
Belmont was the youngest person to be named vice president at Horizon Bay.
Meet Berenice Galvez Soto, Rising Star Honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 16, 2019
Berenice Galvez Soto says that when she gave birth to her son, she was determined to create a bright future for him.
Meet Katie Jayne, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 08, 2019
Bishop Gadsden’s Katie Jayne started in 2005 as an assistant to the director of marketing at the South Carolina community. Through hard work, she’s advanced and was promoted last year to become the...
Meet Jennifer Maina, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 26, 2019
Jennifer Maina’s successes began early. At her first nursing job in Buffalo, NY, she was promoted from LPN to charge nurse within the first year.
The countdown begins: McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Mallory Hackett
Jul 21, 2019
There is still plenty of time to submit entries to the 2019 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program — the deadline is Wednesday (July 24). Skilled nursing and assisted living...
Meet Kristy Ruppe Craddock, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 29, 2019
Kristy Ruppe Craddock’s experience in senior living goes back to when she was a child.
After progress, former SFF facility may be headed for strike
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 24, 2019
Employees at a former Special Focus Facility nursing home in New Jersey could be headed for a strike after five months of failed contract negotiations with new management.
Meet Shamim Wu, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 31, 2019
It was at Shamim Wu’s first job as the admissions director at Royal Care Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center that she developed a passion for serving seniors and their families.