Q&A with Christina Hasemann: Firm hand manages best
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Haymarket Media
May 15, 2004
Studying leadership styles of nursing home administrators for her doctoral research at Marywood University in Scranton, NJ, veteran nutritionist Christina Hasemann wasn’t surprised to find that the...
Philadelphia nursing home settles $90,000 with government
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Haymarket Media
May 06, 2004
A Philadelphia nursing home settled $90,000 with the federal government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for treating residents with diabetes. The 92-bed Brinton Manor Nursing Home,...
Researchers: The earlier the hip surgery, the better
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Haymarket Media
Apr 15, 2004
Prompt surgery for people admitted to hospitals with hip fractures has multiple benefits, researchers say.
Q&A with Jill Quadagno: Putting care into perspective
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Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2004
The Pepper Institute’s Jill Quadagno has been involved in an array of long-term care research initiatives in recent years. She expects her ongoing studies to not only identify work force problems...
Short-staffing a core claim in trial concerning resident’s death, alleged cover-up
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Haymarket Media
Mar 31, 2004
An administrator accused of short-staffing her nursing facility and then allegedly covering up circumstances of an Alzheimer’s resident’s death has been ordered to stand trial for involuntary...
Study: Palliative care strategies lacking for advanced dementia patients in nursing homes
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Haymarket Media
Feb 19, 2004
Nursing home staff do not perceive residents dying with advanced dementia as having a terminal condition, and most of those residents do not receive optimal palliative care, according to newly published...
Executive Decisions with David Gehm
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
Large chains seem to attract much of the attention, but smaller chains are actually more common. The Lutheran Homes of Michigan has been providing care for more than 100 years. David Gehm, the organization’s...