Ask the care expert: Any recommendations for new products?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
May 01, 2020
Do you have any recommendations for new products in long-term care that can make my staff’s routines go a bit easier?
Start-up Ignite Medical gets hospital backing in new deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
Upscale rehab provider Ignite Medical Resorts and the University of Kansas Health System have partnered as owners of the revamped Kansas City Transitional Care Center. Now operating as Ignite Medical Resort,...
Things I Think: Opera’s resonance
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 14, 2019
How can listening to opera possibly improve the cognitive function of dementia patients? Notice I didn’t ask whether. According to McKnight’s, Chinese researchers are proving the point, and who am...
Things I Think: Good, Bad news
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 02, 2019
Bad news, people. Alzheimer’s disease can be prevented.
Things I Think: A cow in every lobby
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2019
Every nursing home administrator probably has a favorite story of a resident whose state of health and happiness was transformed by experiencing the unconditional love of an animal. It’s universal, like...
COVID-19 wrongful death suits mount
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Several long-term care providers are dealing with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report found.
Is Senior Care Centers a proverbial canary in the coal mine?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2019
When Senior Care Centers announced it would seek creditor protection, shockwaves quickly shot through the field.
Ask the care expert: How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2021
How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low bed?
June IT Update
Jun 01, 2020
» The 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program is underway, once again featuring tracks for skilled care and senior living providers. Each includes six categories and multiple entries...
Fresh nursing home design combines tradition, new ideas
By
John Hall
May 01, 2023
After long mimicking the hospitality industry’s grand lobbies and communal spaces, long-term care designers are shifting to a “less is more” strategy.