COVID-19 deaths among nursing home staff near all-time high
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Deaths from COVID-19 among nursing home workers neared an all time high last week, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.
Blind 93-year-old nursing home refugee of Hurricane Sandy found after two weeks
Nov 15, 2012
Paul DiViesti’s search to find his grandmother after Hurricane Sandy has a happy ending.
Nursing home win: Florida judge nixes governor’s emergency generator rule
By
Oct 30, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandates for generators in nursing homes and assisted living facilities was shut down Friday by an administrative law judge, who slammed the rules as “invalid...
Meet Isha Mathis, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 22, 2022
Being a single mother and working in healthcare are two difficult, yet rewarding, hats to wear. Isha Mathis, director of nursing at Green Spring Village in Springfield, VA, dons them both — to great...
CareTrust’s PPE bulk order saves $2M for operators
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
CareTrust REIT was able to secure personal protective equipment for its smaller operators just as nationwide shortages started occurring amid the coronavirus pandemic — saving them $2 million in the...
ReaderPoll: What do you think should happen to the Manganos?
Apr 11, 2007
“What do you think should happen to the Manganos, the facility owners charged with 35 counts of negligent homicide after Hurricane Katrina?”
Wound care feature — Topical issues
By
Liza Berger
Aug 08, 2007
Proper skin care often comes down to good old-fashioned common sense. To avoid pressure ulcers, stick to the basics.
State News for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers here will soon debate the merits of a bill that would require the state to pay facilities up to half of the money owed for uncompensated care for residents whose Medicaid applications...
Despite historic conditions, leaders show resilience, attraction to ‘meaningful’ work, McKnight’s...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
The dangerous and often deadly conditions in nursing homes during the pandemic have not broken the dedication of top managers, a new McKnight’s survey finds.
Trump budget chops geriatric training
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 26, 2017
While long-term care providers remain concerned about President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, other smaller programs are also a target.