Coronavirus session added to next week’s McKnight’s Online Expo
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Danielle Brown
Mar 13, 2020
Due to high interest and the fluid situation of the global pandemic involving the coronavirus, organizers have added a webinar outlining best practices for weathering the historic outbreak to next week’s...
Ask the nursing expert
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Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 01, 2008
I have been a director of nursing for a long time now and am feeling exhausted. What can I do to re-energize?
Nicole Blanchard
Jun 27, 2019
Nicole Blanchard is a 2022 editorial intern for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Learn how to juggle resident’s rights and regs at Online Expo
Aug 23, 2017
Long-term care providers are facing a new challenge thanks to the new requirements for participation: how to respect resident’s wishes and preferences while staying in compliance.
National Healthcare Decision Day (NHDD) will actually be observed for a week this year. The 50-state annual initiative promoting the importance of advance-care planning will take place from Sunday through...
Insurance group sees problems with proposed policy
Jul 28, 2009
At least one industry group is pushing for enactment of the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. The measure offers limited coverage for long-term care services, and is backed...
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2013
Kimberly Marselas is senior editor of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News.
Feds may void invalid forms
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
Overcoding or undercoding incontinence in the MDS 3.0 remains a problem in many facilities, an expert cautions.
AHS selects wound care company
Dec 20, 2016
Advanced Healthcare Solutions, a management group with 41 skilled nursing facilities in Texas, said it has chosen Third Eye Health and WoundRounds® to power its AdvancedCare+ tele-medical program.
Online Expo continues today with wound, technology sessions
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Mar 15, 2017
Coming off of a record-attendance day, McKnight’s Online Expo returns for its final day with hot-topic educational sessions on wounds and technology.