Researchers’ app finally lets nursing homes and hospitals talk the same info-sharing language
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2023
In an attempt to reduce rehospitalizations, researchers have developed a new app that allows hospitals to speak the same language as the nursing homes receiving their newly discharged patients.
New dementia risk score can spot disease starting at age 50
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 28, 2023
A new tool aims to assess dementia risk in people aged 50 and up, which could pave the way for preventive strategies and/or earlier detection.
Nursing home thrust into controversy after dangling KitchenAid prize for 5-star reviews
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 14, 2023
Nursing homes are always under pressure to receive stellar online reviews. But the aggressive tactics of one Massachusetts facility has raised questions of how far they should go to get 5-star reviews. ...
Study: Personalized approach increases colorectal cancer screenings in those who need it most
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 31, 2023
When doctors give older adults personalized information about the benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening, it can help to ensure that people who need the screening most receive it. It also can...
Nursing homes targeted for more oversight, despite state’s ‘chronically underfunded’ facilities
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 04, 2024
The tug of war between nursing home patient advocates and long-term care providers continued last week as a leading Rhode Island advocacy group threw its support behind a pair of bills that would tighten...
New staffing specialists seen as opportunity to turn the tide on retention, onboarding
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 06, 2024
Faced with staffing and retention challenges so common in long-term care, a group of 16 nursing homes is trying a fresh approach: hiring an onboarding and retention specialist to manage the employee experience...
Consulate Healthcare CEO: We’re ‘growing our own’ to rebuild the brand
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 19, 2024
After virtually exiting Florida, where it dominated the skilled nursing landscape before a series of regulatory and legal challenges, Consulate Healthcare is repositioning itself as a quality provider...
Report endorses adding more nursing home residents in clinical trials, shares framework to do so
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 18, 2024
A commentary published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on March 14 talks about the need for clinical trials among people living in nursing homes.
Head of collapsed Skyline empire gets another reprieve in federal court
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 07, 2023
The owner of a fast-rising and even faster-falling nursing home empire has been granted a temporary reprieve in federal court.
Bill calls for consolidated cost reporting by related nursing home businesses
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 18, 2023
New Jersey state lawmakers would place themselves at the front of a push for greater financial transparency of nursing homes with the passage of two bills currently making their way through the Legislature.