Person-centered care paying dividends at Kansas facilities
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2017
An in-person survey of 320 Kansas nursing homes showed that facilities with a specific approach to patient-centered care had more satisfied residents than those without it.
Nursing home must face vaccine-related wrongful firing claim, but not $2M retaliation accusations
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2023
A former director of recreation therapy can move forward with claims that the Massachusetts nursing home where she worked for 10 years wrongly terminated her over her refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cambridge provides $24 million in HUD refinancing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 14, 2020
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies has provided two HUD Lean loans totaling $24 million to refinance The Vista Care Center of Lisbon, OH, and Vista Center at The Ridge of Mineral Ridge, OH. The Vista Care...
CLA enhances Eldermark’s billing capabilities
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 29, 2019
Eldermark Software announced last week a collaboration with the professional services firm CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) that will allow Eldermark clients to address billing challenges through CLA’s outsourced...
Cadillac Products debuts medical gowns
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 27, 2020
Cadillac Products has launched its ProTEC-USA line with immediate availability of medical-grade EZDoff gowns. The gowns are designed to maintain the integrity of comfort, flexibility and safety for all...
Cambridge provides $24 million in HUD refinancing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2020
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies has provided two HUD Lean loans totaling $24 million to refinance The Vista Care Center of Lisbon, OH, and Vista Center at The Ridge of Mineral Ridge, OH. The Vista...
Death leads to edict: Facility must mitigate the risk of falls — on its roof
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a skilled nursing facility in Ohio until Friday to remedy roof safety issues after a telecommunications worker fell to his death.
Government set to reopen, but more work required for long-term budget deal that could deliver fixes for...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2018
While the temporary government funding bill passed Monday night gives a deeply divided Congress more time to negotiate a final budget deal, advocacy groups said it overlooks the fact that several senior...
Federal vaccine mandate pushed coverage up 40%, without worker exodus: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Nursing home workers’ COVID-19 vaccination rates increased by 25 percentage points in the months after the federal government mandated that they receive the shots, a KFF analysis finds.
Providers are getting closer on the Drive to 75
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 14, 2021
At least one group of nursing homes has surpassed the 70% threshold when it comes to vaccinating staff.