Hospital improves finances, doubles its SNF census
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 23, 2018
A suburban Detroit hospital has turned around its sagging skilled nursing numbers with a new approach to the once-struggling unit.
Plans for Big Apple Green House squashed by appeals court
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A provider has lost out in a years-long court battle with its neighbors to build a new nursing home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Nurses still can’t get no respect in the news
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 18, 2018
Could it be that things have gotten worse for nurses mentioned in the news? Apparently so.
‘Great Places to Work’ list makes skilled nursing the big winner
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 28, 2018
A pair of skilled nursing providers emerged as the top finishers in the first-ever Great Places to Work in Aging Services list, which was unveiled on Thursday. But in effect, it was the profession itself...
Court puts Golden Living back on hot seat over claims that provider used deceptive marketing practices
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 27, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has given its blessing to a lawsuit against a major nursing home chain, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws by engaging in deceptive marketing practices.
Carolina nursing homes rush to evacuate ahead of dangerous storm, while others hunker down
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Nursing homes in the Carolinas were racing to secure the safety of their residents Thursday, ahead of Hurricane Florence’s touchdown.
Skilled nursing facilities prep for Florence; up to 30 inches of rain in some areas expected
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 12, 2018
Nursing homes on the East Coast are in overdrive this week, as they prepare for an “extremely dangerous” hurricane, expected to result in catastrophic flooding across the Eastern seaboard.
Nursing home reviews security measures after being robbed of narcotics twice in less than a month
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 27, 2018
An Oklahoma nursing home is reviewing its security procedures after thieves targeted it twice in a month to steal narcotics.
Hurricane Harvey nursing home evacuations are back under investigation, state says
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
Investigations have been re-launched into the actions taken by two Texas nursing homes last year in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
State says nursing home knew resident who plunged to death from third-story window had history of removing...
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
A New York nursing home allegedly knew that one of its residents had a tendency to remove safety screws from windows before his deadly fall from a window.