Tornado shelters should be installed in nursing homes, government agency recommends in report on Joplin...
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 04, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report....
New door handle takes tech world by storm
Apr 01, 2014
News of PullClean, a custom door handle that dispenses hand sanitizer, could potentially revolutionize infection control practices, its creators say.
AMDA to allow NPs, physician assistants as full members
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2014
The American Medical Director’s Association has a new name and will now allow nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants full membership.
Most continuing care retirement communities are not ‘isolating’ settings, CMS clarifies in...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 24, 2014
Continuing care retirement communities don’t create the same problem of isolation as skilled nursing facilities, according to new guidance on a recently finalized Medicaid regulation.
Berkadia arranges loan
Mar 19, 2014
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage announced it had arranged a $49.3 million loan through Fannie Mae for a senior living community in Horsham, PA.
PEAK members brave D.C. storm to push long-term care agenda
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 18, 2014
Nonprofit long-term care providers visiting Washington this week are encouraging members of Congress — some of them destined for tough re-election campaigns — to pursue key strategic goals.
Poarch Band of Creek Indians opens assisted living facility
Mar 11, 2014
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians has opened an assisted living facility and health clinic in Alabama.
Budgeting for hand hygiene
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 06, 2014
One of my former colleagues, who had moved to the healthcare sector from television, shared with me the story of how she began her new job and was told, “Oh, yeah, you can figure out the budget,...
Profile: On the side of seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
For those who work with Medicare beneficiaries, Judith Stein is a well-known powerhouse. Since founding the Center for Medicare Advocacy in 1986, she’s led numerous major cases involving Medicare...
Dementia-friendly ways to worship
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 01, 2014
After chaplain Alex Treitler began leading services for people with dementia, he quickly realized things weren’t going well. He says those with dementia found it hard to engage with the “traditional...