Nursing home critics attack staffing cost argument, urge providers to come to the table
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2023
Federal officials and the public need more visibility into nursing home spending to determine whether their concerns about the cost of complying with a nationwide staffing mandate are justified, well-known...
Expect ‘explosion’ of operator partnerships to follow COVID-fueled collaboration, experts say
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 28, 2021
COVID-19 has accelerated partnerships in long-term care, but experts predict the industry is likely to see even more dramatic merger activity as providers realize the benefits of shared leadership, clinical...
Feds’ value-based changes present ‘long overdue’ opening for SNFs
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2023
Payment and quality experts on Wednesday described extensive changes proposed for skilled nursing’s value-based purchasing program as “long overdue” and a way to “reset the playing field.”
Nursing homes reveal widespread emergency planning barriers in new OIG report
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
More than three-quarters of US nursing homes in areas at high risk for natural disasters face significant challenges in preparing for them, estimates a new federal report issued early Wednesday.
AHCA/NCAL convention kicks off
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 08, 2021
After a year’s hiatus due to the pandemic, the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living Convention and Expo is gearing up to happen in person starting Sunday. The 72nd annual...
Depression tool’s accuracy questioned
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2014
A familiar tool for diagnosing depression in dementia patients might not be very effective in the nursing home setting, according to recent findings in The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Bluestream Health integrates language interpretation services
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2020
Telehealth provider Bluestream Health has announced an integration with LanguageLine Solutions to provide on-demand translation services. Serving more than 50,000 providers, Bluestream delivers over 100,000...
Carely adds custom page builder to provider platform
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Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Carely, a platform of tools for professional care providers and caregivers, has updated its Carely Community with a provider page builder that allows organizations to customize company profiles with service...
Degreed DONs found to be more valuable
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Nursing homes with highly educated, certified directors of nursing have better outcomes on some key quality measures, according to recent findings.
Afflink introduces BioProtect technology
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
Afflink’s new BioProtect RTU is a ready-to-use residual surface protection solution designed to help the foodservice industry maintain higher cleanliness levels. BioProtect is a patented, registered,...