MDS 3.0 nursing home resident assessment tool goes into effect today
Oct 01, 2010
Perhaps the largest operational change in nursing homes since the beginning of the prospective payment system is taking place today. Implementation of MDS 3.0, a resident assessment tool, starts.
Exercise rehab for heart patients with diabetes is safer with new guidance, authors say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2021
Tailored recommendations include how to best monitor blood glucose to reduce the risk of acute glycemic problems, and the ideal exercise intensity.
CareWorx concert series for senior care debuts this week
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2020
A free, virtual concert series backed by senior care tech companies Cliniconex and CareWorx Fully Managed debuts Thursday on YouTube Live. More than 80 communities had already signed up for Moments for...
Hands-free robotic device aids with rehab
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 24, 2019
CareOne has introduced REX, its latest rehabilitation technology designed to enhance mobility for people with a wide range of impairments. REX is a hands-free robotic device used to assist with rehabilitation,...
Video technology provider announces Allscripts partnership
Aug 29, 2017
Allscripts has chosen Vidyo and its Vidyo.io platform for virtual consultations in its FollowMyHealth® patient portal.
I couldn’t live without … HydroWorx’s therapy pool
May 01, 2014
It’s not hard to get seniors into the water to perform aquatic therapy with the HydroWorx therapy pool at her facility, says Katie O’Shea, PT, DPT, GCS, MBA, the rehabilitation program manager...
McKnight’s earns four more APEX Awards
Jul 13, 2011
For the second time in four years, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has captured a Grand Award for overall editorial excellence.
Non-adherence to medications increases seniors’ risk for falls: study
May 20, 2010
Seniors who neglect to take their medications as directed can significantly increase their risk of falls, according to new research.
CMS to nursing homes: Enjoy the holidays but stay vigilant
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 24, 2021
CMS has suggestions on how to handle visitation while keeping infection control and prevention principles top of mind during the holidays.
OSHA’s COVID-19-related standards ‘burdensome,’ ‘duplicative,’ senior living execs say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 23, 2021
New federal workplace safety rules, although well-intentioned, are burdensome and do not account for frequently changing guidance from other agencies, according to senior living association executives.