It would be reasonable to think that a storm that caused dozens of deaths and the shutdown of federal government offices is a terrible event. But you would be only half right: A late-January blizzard in...
State News for March 2016
Mar 04, 2016
HAWAII — Hawaii legislators were slated at press time to introduce a bill that would create the first universal long-term care insurance program in the country.
Court to hear wrongful death case earlier forced into arbitration
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Feb 23, 2016
The son of a woman strangled to death by her roommate at a Massachusetts nursing home will have his case against the facility heard by a state court next month.
Data, culture change crucial to new payment models, expert says
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Feb 17, 2016
Providers will need to undertake a drastic culture change and refocus on data to prepare for upcoming post-acute payment changes, an expert shared during a McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar.
Kingswood Senior Living Community to break ground on redesign
Feb 16, 2016
Continuing care retirement community Kingswood Senior Living Community announced plans to break ground on a $34.7 million redesign and expansion project.
State News for February 2016
Feb 04, 2016
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey provider organizations are raising concerns over a state bill that would create minimum staffing requirements for certified nursing assistants.
Evaluating good drugs
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John Hall
Feb 04, 2016
The long-term care profession wrestles with medication management challenges, including opioid abuse, polypharmacy and overdosing
False claims to fuel lawsuits?
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James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Providers could be in store for a new, bigger wave of False Claims Act lawsuits, warn authors of a new report.
California nursing home nurses DO win big in Powerball jackpot
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Feb 03, 2016
It’s not a prank: Thirteen nurses from a California nursing home were one number away from winning last month’s record-setting $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot, but will still take home nearly...
New nurse walks through historic blizzard to get to work
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
A nurse who has been employed at a New York nursing home for six months fought her way on foot through a blizzard Saturday to make it to work.