Ask the nursing expert: contacting the regional nurse supervisor, convincing management to implement...
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2010
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Ask the nursing expert
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Feb 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Profile: Audrey Weiner – Never afraid to mix it up
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2010
Audrey S. Weiner, President, CEO, Jewish Home Lifecare
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.
Dwindling reimbursement, occupancy numbers chipping away at skilled nursing margins, new analysis finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2019
The decline in nursing home beds has been even worse than previously believed, according to a new analysis.
Administrator directs CMS to conduct ‘comprehensive review’ of nursing home regulations
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
The top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday that she has directed the agency to undertake a “comprehensive review” of its regulations, guidelines and processes relate...
Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered $50M more from skilled nursing providers in 2018
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
The government collected more than $50 million in judgements from skilled nursing facilities in 2018, up dramatically from $1.8 million in the previous year, according to a new report.
Big Apple visitor gives Australian facility resident ‘best’ day of her life
By
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.
Injured nursing home workers more likely to lose jobs, study finds
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Feb 09, 2016
Nursing home workers who are injured on the job are twice as likely to be fired within six months, according to new research.
Connecting kids with seniors
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
After teaching kids most of her life, 101-year-old Grace Cloninger enjoyed interacting with children at her retirement community in Sacramento, CA.