New ProMedica Senior Care president outlines vision for nonprofit’s future
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2021
In her first media interview since being named the leader of the nation’s fourth-largest nursing home chain, Angela Brandt emphasized collaboration both within the organization’s extensive network...
Lifts Feature: Ready for lift-off
By
Liza Berger
Oct 12, 2005
New knowledge of lifting injuries is propelling the safe patient- handling market to new offerings, training and accessories
Senator calls for mandatory Medicaid coverage of HCBS as nursing homes remain under fire on Capitol Hill
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 19, 2021
On a second day of hearings targeting the nursing home industry and its COVID-19 response, senators repeated calls for data and ownership transparency but also urged more federal and state support for...
How to do it… Rehabilitation
Oct 01, 2010
Now that Oct. 1 has passed, the pressure is hardly off when it comes to making the most of the new MDS 3.0 resident assessment tool.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Class of 2024 welcomes 15 Rising Stars
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2024
Fifteen “Rising Stars” working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care have been named 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, program organizers announced Tuesday.
LTC Properties had its strongest investment year since 2015, company leaders said Thursday, with Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson touting $170 million in annual investment as proof of a “hard-won positive...
LTC Pharmacy: Medi-chaos?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2005
Nursing home operators and pharmacies worry about how they
are going to implement the new Medicare drug benefit in time
Right-sized investing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
The finance world will be looking for long-term care’s ‘sweet spot’ in 2018
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.
Information Technology: Wireless? Why not
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 13, 2005
Wireless nurse-call systems are creeping into nursing homes more often — regardless of what regulations say or imply.
Nobody’s ready to call it a tidal wave yet. But there are signs of an undercurrent...