What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
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Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.
Genesis looks to (literally) take veterans’ care to the next level
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
For Genesis HealthCare, caring for the country’s veterans of war is not just a small corporate d0-good to note during a year-end earnings call. Rather, it’s a strategic driver for the nation’s largest...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...
AHCA chief Parkinson: This is our ‘toughest time,’ offers tips to turn the tide
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 09, 2018
SAN DIEGO — The head of the largest long-term and senior care trade group didn’t sugarcoat the current state of affairs Monday. In his 25 years in the field, this might be the most challenging climate...
McKnight’s Online Expo is one day away
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
Time is running out to participate in the long-term care industry’s only virtual trade show.
ACOs save on backs of SNFs
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
Providers taking part in a Medicare experiment saved money by funneling care away from skilled nursing facilities and toward physician services, according to a new analysis.
Lawmakers introduce bills to deliver more senior care at home, rather than nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 27, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers this week introduced legislation to extend two programs aimed at steering seniors away from nursing homes and toward home-based care settings.
Strike a pose: LTC residents immortalized as painters’ portrait subjects
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 27, 2019
A handful of residents at one Illinois long-term care facility are pretty much one step away from becoming models after connecting with local artists.
It’s never too early for Christmas at Texas nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 08, 2018
Jo Alch knows Christmas is still months and months away. But that isn’t stopping the Dallas woman from bringing Santa Claus, and a little warmth and joy, to local nursing homes this summer.
Hospitals in bundled payment initiatives steering patients away from SNFs: study
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 07, 2018
Hospitals participating in bundled payment efforts are actively reducing the use of skilled nursing care in their respective areas. That’s one of the key takeaways from a new study out of the University...