Ask the care expert … about life safety code changes
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jun 01, 2014
I am a new ADON and heard there’s a new life safety code, which I’ll be responsible for. Is that true?
Man sues nursing home for $9M after penis amputation
By
Sep 08, 2015
A former resident of an Oregon nursing home is suing the facility for $9 million, claiming the facility’s negligence of his catheter issues eventually led to his penis amputation.
Quality issues to be covered in McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar
Jun 14, 2011
Pressure ulcers and falls are among the National Quality Forum Board’s 29 serious reportable events addressed in its 2011 report.
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
Managed care will hit SNFs relying on Part A payments, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2016
Skilled nursing providers should be prepared for managed care to drill down on Medicare Part A residents, creating the potential for major financial problems, a long-term care expert warned on Tuesday.
Beyond surface cleaning
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2014
Providers use room turnover as an opportunity to eliminate sometimes deadly bugs by layering basic cleaning with next-generation solvents and technology
Ventas execs: SNFs less than 1%, and we’re not looking back
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2018
Between a 2015 spin off and the sale last year of almost all its remaining skilled nursing facilities, Ventas has just 1% of its business left in the segment.
This addition’s a natural fit
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 15, 2008
An Ohio CCRC uses rooftop gardens and open green spaces both to be environmentally conscious and to bring a sense of nature to residents.
Profile: Stephen L. Esdale – Perfect pitchman for LTC
By
Liza Berger
Sep 01, 2009
Stephen L. Esdale, Chairman ACHCA
MedPAC provides roadmap for post-acute care overhaul
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 11, 2016
Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities, home health, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term care hospitals would change under a plan from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission approved...