Xbox console used to show how MS harms walking gait
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Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2016
An inexpensive yet effective tool for assessing walking difficulties in patients with multiple sclerosis may already be sitting in many living rooms, being used for interactive video game activities such...
‘Redbox model,’ new funds helping pharmacy company
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2011
A long-term care pharmacy company recently announced it had secured $6 million in venture capital, and its CEO says it is ready to take on the major players.
HCR ManorCare facility must pay damages in negligence case
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Mar 17, 2017
HCR ManorCare will have to pay punitive damages in a negligence and abuse case filed by a resident of its Hemet, CA facility, an appeals court ruled this week.
Patient SNF choice still reigns in bundled payment model
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Oct 16, 2015
Despite the heavy emphasis on partnerships between skilled nursing facilities and hospitals participating in a bundled payment program for hip and knee replacements, patient choice should ultimately prevail,...
Brookdale settles with EEOC for $112,000 in disability accommodation case
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Aug 19, 2015
A Denver senior living provider will pay $112,500 to settle a lawsuit that claims it failed to provide accommodations for, and subsequently fired, an employee with fibromyalgia.
Trump may bypass Congress under new bid to get Medicaid block grants: Report
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 15, 2019
The Trump administration may look to sidestep the House in a move to rein in spending for skilled nursing’s biggest source of funding.
Feds release 5 top threats, 10 best practices to help SNFs battle cyber hazards
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 03, 2019
Nursing facilities and other healthcare providers now have “the book” to battle the threat of cyber breaches.
White House meets on potential repeal of nursing home arbitration ban
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May 11, 2017
The White House Office of Management and Budget held a meeting with nursing home consumer advocates on Friday to discuss a federal rule that could possibly roll back the national ban on pre-dispute arbitration...
Ask the Care Expert about … infections
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Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 01, 2016
It seems like we are now making a bigger deal out of infections in the long-term post-acute care settings. How many infections occur in long-term post-acute care? What is the No. 1 infection, and who ultimately...
Jewish Senior Services opens new Connecticut facility
Aug 09, 2016
A new state-of-the-art community from Jewish Senior Services, featuring skilled nursing and short-term rehabilitation services, opened on August 4 in Bridgeport, CT.