If it seems like it’s silly season again in Washington, maybe that’s because it is. Congress can take a bow.
FocusOn January briefs
Jan 05, 2020
»Morrison Living’s new name paired with shift to hospitality approach; Survey keys on post-baby boom food preferences; Prime Care Tech releases app, new PBJ predictive tools; American HealthTech continues...
How to do it … Battle staffing demons as well as inflation
By
John Hall
May 01, 2022
Experts explain here how nursing homes can best navigate choppy financial waters ahead.
Getting wider, not bigger: An investment and planning recipe for survival before the big senior wave
By
John Hall
Nov 15, 2019
At first blush, expanding any business in a time of declining numbers of customers and sagging construction starts seems illogical. But it’s exactly what may help skilled nursing facilities thrive and...
New smart bandage repairs wound from the inside out
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
A new smart bandage promises to attack stubborn wounds three ways to improve treatments and speed healing.
Optimism grows, even with spiraling costs threatening: McKnight’s 2023 Outlook Survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 20, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But concerns about escalating financial pressures have...
NIRS spotlights slow-to-heal wounds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Near infrared spectroscopy can accurately assess oxygen levels in wounds and help providers predict which ones will be slow to heal.
Curavi purchases TripleCare, creating large telemed entity
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2019
As telemedicine becomes an increasingly intriguing option for nursing homes, Curavi Health Inc. announced last month that it had purchased TripleCare.
ShiftMed, NAHCA partner to develop CNA training platform
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2022
Healthcare workforce management platform ShiftMed has joined forces with the National Association of Health Care Assistants to launch an integrated training solution to address the ongoing workforce crisis...
CMS names 5 new triggers that lead to extra surveys
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the criteria that require states to conduct the specific surveys, the agency noted in a memo to state survey agencies Jan. 4.