While no one knows for certain what causes us to age, prevailing wisdom suggests it’s a buildup of stresses and the cumulative effects of disease. The surprising results of a recent study, however,...
New housing choices for mentally ill nursing home residents spark concerns
Sep 09, 2010
A judge in Illinois on Tuesday heard arguments for and against a proposed settlement that would give thousands of mentally ill nursing home residents in the state the chance to move into community housing.
12th McKnight’s Online Forum arrives Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2021
Leading experts on providing quality long-term care amid COVID-19 conditions will again highlight the 12th McKnight’s Online Forum on Thursday.
Nearly 12% of adults hospitalized for flu experience an adverse cardiac event
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2020
The most common cardiovascular events in these patients are acute heart failure and acute ischemic heart disease, researchers say.
Test demonstrates Sterisafe’s effectiveness against coronavirus
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
An independent study from the Dr. Brill Institute for Hygiene and Microbiology, a leading German test laboratory, confirms that the Sterisafe Pro room sterilization robot effectively kills the novel coronavirus....
CDC releases norovirus gastroenteritis guidelines
May 13, 2011
In response to increasing reports of norovirus gastroenteritis infections and outbreaks in healthcare settings, including nursing homes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines...
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.
60 Seconds with … Kristin Walter
May 04, 2016
How are Recovery Audit Contractors misunderstood? With Kristin Walter, spokeswoman for Council for Medicare Integrity.
How can you make sure your facility is trusted by Google?
By
Jim Fitzgerald
Jul 07, 2019
If you are a local marketer, you are likely all too familiar with the recent Google updates this year. They heavily impacted Google maps and organic rankings that appear in the Local 3-Pack, the most coveted...
Governor’s team threatened nursing home licenses, fines in vaccine-ordering dust-up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
Confusion over unclaimed COVID-19 vaccines led high-ranking New York officials to threaten penalties, license revocations and public shaming of nursing homes they may have wrongly considered at fault.