Managing care of residents with dementia? There’s an app for that
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2019
A dementia care app for residents and LTC community managers has won top prize in a tech competition sponsored by the NIA.
Bridgemoor Transitional Care captures Gold with innovative post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Oct 06, 2019
A technological embrace of value-based care earned Bridgemoor Transitional Care, which provides short-term rehabilitation following a hospital stay, the Gold Award in the Transitions category in the 2019...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, October 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2019
New publication spotlights care for dementia-related psychosis … Drug has potential to treat heart attacks …. Statins may lower risk of post-stroke cognitive impairment … NIA to spend $73M to...
PDPM is here. Let’s embrace Utopia.
By
Rosanna L. Benbow
Oct 03, 2019
For years, I have joked that I teach things for the Utopian World — the world as it should be — with the knowledge they won’t always happen that way. But, as of late, I am struggling with statements...
PDPM’s arrival brings reports of therapist layoffs, cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2019
One expert believes there will be an “evolution of therapy” for skilled nursing operators under the new Patient-Driven Payment Model as reports surfaced of layoffs and reorganization following the...
New bioresorbable silver-gallium dressing will target biofilm
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH grant to research and develop a bioresorbable wound dressing with silver and gallium metal ions that can kill bacteria hiding in biofilms in wounds....
New patch combines biosensors and remote monitoring
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
A new telemedicine solution from ImagineMIC™ combines the use of a wireless Biosensor Telemetry Patch with real-time remote monitoring provided by the company’s Monitoring Intervention Center. The...
Rosetta Stone offers new training set for healthcare
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Rosetta Stone Inc., known for its technology-based language learning solutions, has announced the release of a new language training program meant to help medical professionals better communicate with...
Providers still scrambling to adjust as PDPM officially arrives
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2019
The wait is now over and the Patient-Driven Payment Model has officially arrived. One organization believes many skilled nursing providers still aren’t prepared for the change despite months of preparation.
Premier Health Care sells 1,062 beds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 24, 2019
Optalis Healthcare, Inc., a leading skilled nursing and senior living company based in Novi, MI, has purchased five Detroit-area properties from Premier Health Care Management, Inc. Premier CEO and co-founder...