Nursing home leader hands out ‘blessing bags’ to fellow vets
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 08, 2018
When Jennifer Anthony relocated to Baltimore for work, she just couldn’t bring herself to walk past the homeless army veterans she’d see on a daily basis.
Rhode Island leaders, nursing homes negotiate rate hike instead of $24 million payout
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2018
Rhode Island lawmakers and nursing homes said Tuesday afternoon they had reached a tentative deal that would allow for the dismissal of a $24 million court battle over Medicaid reimbursements.
The cat’s meow
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Jun 05, 2017
One of St. Augustine Health Ministries’ most popular employees never had a job interview, or submitted an application — she simply showed up in the parking lot.
Ask the legal expert: firing an underperforming manager who falsified credential
By
John Durso
Sep 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
60 Seconds with…
Nov 01, 2008
Dr. Charles Crecilius President, American Medical Directors Association
How to do it … Mortgage financing 2018
By
John Hall
May 08, 2018
The biggest surge in commercial mortgage debt in 10 years was waning. Census rates fell and public debt lenders hibernated. Early tax reform talk made many owner-operators skittish. Overreacting? Perhaps...
Nursing home gains internet fame after residents captured grabbing daiquiris
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 20, 2019
A Louisiana nursing home has become internet famous after one passerby captured its residents making a midday pitstop for some frosty adult beverages.
Most common cancer surgery for SNF residents often worsens lives: Researcher
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 30, 2018
Operating on frail, elderly nursing home residents who are suffering from breast cancer may not be the best course of action, according to a new study.
Seniors rocking kindness
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
About 20 seniors at Chestnut Knoll Residential Care and Memory Care are planning to rock some strangers’ lives, one lilac or Kelly green stone at a time.
Ask the Treatment Expert about … improve wound documentation
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 06, 2016
Information sharing is essential to promote quality wound care. Although there are no national, state or local regulations related to wound care documentation, individual skilled nursing facilities must...