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CEO transition a family affair at Health Dimensions Group
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 09, 2018
There’s new leadership at the top of one leading long-term care consulting firm. Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey recently took the reins as chief executive of Health Dimensions Group, which is based in...
A farewell to Medicaid?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2017
If there is one sector that proves the adage about incentives driving behavior, it’s skilled care.
Report: Contact precautions can help with MRSA, but they don’t need to be essential
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 26, 2023
Contact precautions, or CP, don’t need to be deemed an “essential practice” to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus prevention in acute care facilities, according to doctors...
These 3 won’t happen
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2018
There’s nothing quite like a new calendar to get media types acting like story forecasters. What might be more helpful is a brief list of things that won’t be taking place.
CMS expands therapy payment research
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 22, 2014
The government is expanding its research into alternative therapy payments, to consider more holistic changes to the way Medicare reimburses skilled nursing facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Ask the payment expert: Is ‘look back’ documentation still required
Nursing home dementia residents staying in hospice longer, analysis says
Dec 16, 2010
An analysis of nursing home records found that dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits. It also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree of dementia at...
Giving aides a united voice
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2004
Q&A: Lisa Cantrell worked her way up from nursing aide to nursing director but she never forgot her roots. A decade ago, she helped found a national association for aides. She says progress has been made,...
Senior Living Management among MEMIC winners
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
SLM Services LLC of Coconut Creek, FL, received an award for on-the-job safety performance during The MEMIC Group’s Annual Meeting of Policyholders.