Time to roll up those sleeves and mandate vaccines
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2021
For the last month or so, we’ve spotlighted successes from the COVID-19 vaccine front, trying to understand which strategies truly help providers drive up acceptance rates. Even the smallest details...
National Health Care appoints Michelle Costa chief clinical officer
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
National Health Care Associates, Inc. has named Michelle Costa its new chief clinical officer.
Hendrix tapped as new nurse leader in the Bronx
Apr 17, 2018
One of the largest post-acute providers in the northeast has named a new top nurse executive.
Want to get smacked around? You’ve come to the right place
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2021
Nursing homes are used to having a target on their back, but that didn’t make this week’s public floggings any easier to absorb.
Potomac Valley Rehab and Healthcare names Heflin administrator
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a five-star-rated and JCAHO- accredited facility recognized for its clinical excellence and outstanding customer service, is pleased to announce the...
A new PDPM strategy emerges: ‘Why take a chance?’
By
John O'Connor
Oct 04, 2019
If it seems like a lot of skilled nursing facility therapists are suddenly getting laid off, it’s no coincidence.
EXECUTIVE DECISIONS with Idalee DiGregorio
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 24, 2004
Idalee DiGregorio is the Director of Human Resources for Somerford Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s Care in Gaithersburg, MD. The firm currently owns and operates 13 facilities in California, Delaware...
Why SNFs better start talking with the hospital down the street, or risk getting left in the dust
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 22, 2019
I’ll admit that accountable care organizations are not my favorite topic in the world.
Why nursing homes won’t be catching many breaks this year
By
John O'Connor
Feb 03, 2014
When you talk to experts in this field about the year ahead, an unsettling pattern soon emerges. Almost everyone seems fairly confident that regulators will be taking a much closer look at operators.
‘Picked the wrong week to quit drinking’
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2021
What are long-term care operators supposed to do when almost everything seems to be spinning out of control?