Adults ages 50 and older are adopting consumer technologies, including smartphones, wearables, home assistants/smart speakers and smart home technologies, at nearly the same rate as adults ages 18 to 49,...
Ask the legal expert: How can we make sure certain staff aren’t getting overzealous in a quest...
By
John Durso
Oct 18, 2019
We have been accused of admitting residents who do not really need skilled care. As a non-clinician in charge of making sure we are not defrauding the government, how can I/we make sure certain staff are...
ProMedica’s debt swells
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 06, 2019
Five months after ProMedica acquired HCR ManorCare, the Ohio hospital system’s debt has ballooned. ProMedica’s long-term debts have more than quadrupled since the deal, reaching $1.9 billion at the...
An Alzheimer’s cause found?
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 01, 2022
Researchers might have discovered why some people with protein plaques and tangles in their brains do not develop Alzheimer’s disease.
Ask the legal expert: How should we out illegal behavior?
By
John Durso
Feb 01, 2021
I am not the chief executive officer, but other middle-level managers and I have reason to believe the chief financial officer has been double-dealing with contracts with third parties and skimming profits....
Ask the legal expert: Top reason that facilities are sued and how to avoid such lawsuits?
By
John Durso
Jan 05, 2020
What is the No. 1 reason that facilities providing residential and care services to seniors are sued? How can we avoid such lawsuits?
Ask The Legal Expert: Deterring harassment by employees in your building
By
John Durso
Jan 04, 2019
What do you recommend to mitigate or deter harassment between or by employees or volunteers in our building?
Amazon will shake up healthcare: Execs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 25, 2018
Every week there seems to be a new announcement about some major company deciding to enter the healthcare landscape. But what do providers really think about the future of healthcare?
Ask the treatment expert: How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated...
By
Jeri Lundgren
May 01, 2020
How can you tell if skin breakdown in the buttock region is moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) from incontinence, versus a pressure injury?
Ask the nursing expert: How do I find the most appropriate primary diagnosis efficiently?
By
Amy Stewart
Jul 01, 2022
Q: I am struggling to select the most appropriate primary diagnosis at I0020 of the MDS for skilled Medicare Part A residents. Is there a way to do this efficiently?