About 20 seniors at Chestnut Knoll Residential Care and Memory Care are planning to rock some strangers’ lives, one lilac or Kelly green stone at a time.
Glucose-monitoring rule could be bad sign for telehealth advances
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2018
A Medicare rule limiting data transmission from a high-tech glucose monitor sets a bad precedent for coverage of future remote patient-monitoring technologies, developers and scientists argue.
Chris Chirumbolo is stepping up to the plate
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2020
Chris Chirumbolo, CEO, Carespring Health Care Management
Officer Oliver Davis — age 6 — gets tough on nursing home residents for being ‘too cute’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2018
When Oliver Davis goes to visit his great-grandmother at Westchester Village of Lenexa, he comes bearing flowers — dozens and dozens of flowers.
Big Apple visitor gives Australian facility resident ‘best’ day of her life
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2018
A walk through the halls of her Australian nursing home turned into the best day of Berenice Benson’s life when she found herself escorted by one of New York City’s finest.
Bill would prevent firing employees who refuse vaccines
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2019
Nursing homes, hospitals and other employers who require workers to get flu or measles vaccinations would not be able to punish employees who refuse them under pending Ohio legislation. House Bill 268...
Gone fishin’ in a Utah parking lot
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2018
John Gibson had never been fishing, and at his age, getting to a river or out on the boat wouldn’t be an easy outing.
Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
Managed care pouncing on promise of lower rates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
You’ve surely already heard your organization should brace for an adjustment that brings the Patient Driven Payment Model back to budget-neutral status.
Potomac Valley Rehab and Healthcare names Heflin administrator
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a five-star-rated and JCAHO- accredited facility recognized for its clinical excellence and outstanding customer service, is pleased to announce the...