The percentage of registered nurses working in long-term care has barely budged over the last five years, according to preliminary results of a national study. About 6.3% of all RNs reported nursing homes...
Paramedics often obstructed, left out of the loop on nursing home calls
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 14, 2016
Paramedics often receive little direction from nurses or medical records when handling end-of-life situations at nursing homes, a new survey finds.
One-fifth of caregivers take 6 months or longer to choose a senior housing option for a loved one, poll...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
A significant number of people take six months or longer to choose a senior care or housing option for a loved one, recently released survey results showed.
Providers prep for revised Quality Measures from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
Providers are on the lookout for the release of new Quality Measures from federal regulators. Without naming a specific date, officials have said the measures would be released in April. The standard survey...
Nursing home administrator salaries inch up 2.14%
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
Nursing home administrators working in continuing care retirement communities saw their pay nudge upward ever so slightly this year, according to a new survey.
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More vendors see value in video-based marketing
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2014
A growing number of business-to-business marketers have begun using videos to get their message across, according to a survey sponsored by Vidyard and conducted by Demand Metric.
Congressional forum to focus on preventive care
Apr 01, 2008
A congressional panel of healthcare experts and legislators will discuss preventive care in the United States at a forum Wednesday. It also will reveal the results of a national survey on preventive medicine.
Study: Bladder problems widespread among residents
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 14, 2006
More than half of female nursing home residents have bladder control problems even though only a fraction are diagnosed with incontinence, a new report has found.
Acquisitions continue to be strategy for seniors housing growth, survey says
Oct 07, 2014
Two-thirds of executives in seniors housing said their primary strategy for growth in 2015 is to buy or merge with existing properties, according to a new GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services survey.