Show Me State program with 100% success may show nation’s nursing homes how to lower rehospitalizations,...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Kristen Fischer
Jun 26, 2024
A state-level program to improve the quality of care and lower avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes has worked so well that policymakers are pointing to it as a possible national solution.
Pivoting providers: SNFs focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2021
Skilled facilities focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients, and offer road map for post-pandemic industry as providers seek to broaden appeal and build census.
Winners in doubt
By
John Hall
Dec 06, 2016
No rest for weary providers in the battle to beat germs in long-term care settings
Housing market fear doesn’t affect long-term care confidence
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2007
While the rest of the housing market is gripped by credit fears, those in long-term care are staying confident.
Tell your story walking
By
John O'Connor
Oct 06, 2017
Chances are pretty good that you or a loved one may have spent some time in a hospital. They can be places where miracles happen.
LEEDing the way
By
Julie Williamson
May 01, 2012
Operators who chose to pursue certification touting their devotion to environmentally friendly construction practices can reap big rewards.
Expert panel identifies 2 steps providers should take to lure back departed workers
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 24, 2024
The long-term care sector’s ongoing workforce challenges may at times seem too complicated to solve, but providers should take action aimed at both big-picture and internal, work culture solutions.
The perpetrators of a $900 million healthcare scam targeted nursing homes and other facilities where seniors lived, looking for Medicare patients whom they could dupe into receiving expensive wound care...
PRIDE announces store line
Apr 24, 2013
PRIDE, which specializes in lift chairs and scooters, has announced a new furniture store line. Windermere is an extension of Mega Motion and includes Crypton’s colors and barrier fabric.
Editors’ Blog: An administrator’s story
Apr 13, 2009
Being a nursing home administrator is both difficult and rewarding. In a new book, a nursing home administrator tells why.