The coronavirus pandemic has left millions of workers without jobs and reduced wages for many. One Florida long-term care community recently made sure staff remained financially secure during the crisis.
Senators claim nursing homes unprepared for natural disasters in scathing report issued Friday
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 05, 2018
Nursing homes were woefully unprepared for natural disasters last year, and more regulation and oversight may be needed, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance said in a report issued...
Nursing home meth lab fire kills one, hospitalizes five
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2012
Investigators are blaming an Ohio nursing home fire — which killed one person and hospitalized five others — on a methamphetamine lab in a resident’s room.
Former AHCA/NCAL leader Willging dies
May 24, 2011
Paul Willging, Ph.D., the former long-time president and CEO of the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living and CEO, died Saturday at age 69. He had cancer.
AAHSA leader issues strongest improvement challenge yet to providers
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 08, 2006
While appealing for more collaborative efforts from government regulators, the leader of one of the nation’s biggest nursing home associations also issued his most blunt challenge to his members...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … behavioral difficulties
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Oct 06, 2017
I heard that nursing homes can get cited for causing residents to have behavioral difficulties. Can you explain?
Future robots may help residents avoid falls, avoid danger
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 28, 2013
A robot that could help residents who have fallen, and send an alert when there’s unusual behavior, is currently being developed in Europe, according to The Telegraph.
Delta variant decreasing vaccine effectiveness among frontline healthcare workers, CDC study shows
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2021
Fully vaccinated frontline healthcare workers were significantly better protected from contracting COVID-19 before the delta variant emerged as the dominant strain, according to new data released by the...
Inovalon launches InfectionWatch for providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2020
Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based platforms, has launched an infection surveillance and reporting solution that provides healthcare facilities with data-driven insights to empower real-time identification...
Presidential election, Medicaid expansion crucial to future of nursing home funding
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 26, 2012
If President Obama is re-elected in November, governors who have resisted implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion will likely change their tune, a former government official speculated...