Long-term (care) anxiety at bargain prices
The median annual cost of a nursing home room is now more than $87,000, according to a recent survey. To an uninformed member of the public, I’m sure that seems like a lot. But what the average person...
The median annual cost of a nursing home room is now more than $87,000, according to a recent survey. To an uninformed member of the public, I’m sure that seems like a lot. But what the average person...
If you typed the word “strippers” into the McKnight’s archives Tuesday, the only story that came up was a blog about floor care. That changed Wednesday when we ran the news of a lawsuit...
Long-term care providers should evaluate how technology can increase safety of their residents. This includes evaluating technology tools for nurse call management and fall management.
“Home” can mean a variety of different places for older adults — a senior living community, a guesthouse belonging to their children, or the same house they’ve lived in for 20 years....
Healthcare reform — Obamacare — has stuck a lot of providers and caregivers in tough positions. Whether proponents or opponent of the watershed law, most expect rocky times, at least temporarily, are...
Themes at ACHCA included leadership excellence, mentoring, culture change and reducing hospital readmissions.
Svein Ryan has been chosen as the vice president, marketing and business development, for SCA’s Personal Care business in North America.
Is that how everyone is feeling about the ICD-10 delays? Well, that’s how I’m feeling. We almost got within the six-month window for implementation. Just when we were all geared up and ready...
In its forthcoming emergency preparedness guidelines for long-term care facilities, maybe the government should include this directive: The facility is to cultivate strong relationships with area businesses...
Nursing homes operate in a difficult environment where they face constant financial pressures. On the revenues side are payers who are always trying to negotiate lower prices and slower payments. On the...