Nicole Blanchard is a 2022 editorial intern for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Sherrill House’s Stapleton appointed to task force
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 29, 2019
The CEO of Sherrill House, a not-for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Boston has been appointed to Massachusset’s recently established Nursing Facility Task Force. Gov. Charlie Baker...
McLaughlin named board chair at United Hebrew of New Rochelle
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 21, 2020
Rosemary McLaughlin, a senior vice president with Signature Bank, has been named chair of United Hebrew of New Rochelle’s board of directors. In her new role, McLaughlin will help to ensure the organization’s...
Sunbrella, United team up on Origins line
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2019
United Fabrics, expanding on its longtime partnership with Sunbrella, recently unveiled its first contract collection of performance fabrics. With more than 50 fabric choices, “Origins” is both timeless...
Long-term care providers clamor for innovation to avert closing shop
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2024
Among struggling nursing homes, the share of facilities closing jumped significantly during the main pandemic years, even as the percent selling to for-profit organizations declined.
Essence SmartCare launches MDsense to enable complete senior fall protection
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2020
Essence SmartCare’s new MDsense multidimensional fall detection solution launched last month, with intelligent sensors providing a new alternative to wearables and a way to reduce false alarms. MDsense...
Capturing memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
LeadingAge publishes ‘Pandemic Playbook’
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 18, 2020
LeadingAge this week introduced the Pandemic Playbook, an interactive collection of insight, tools and best practices for serving older adults during a catastrophic health crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
A honk and a wave and it’s summer break
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 25, 2019
If it’s after lunch and it’s a school day, everyone at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home knows where to find residents Kenneth Neff and Eileen Thompson.
Rouxbe offers free food safety course
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2020
Rouxbe, an online culinary training program, is offering a free course on food safety to any foodservice organization. Proper food safety can help prevent illness and the transmission of disease, including...