Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
Medicare defends power wheelchair pre-authorization policy
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 20, 2012
Federal health officials defended a demonstration program that requires Medicare pre-authorization for power wheelchairs in a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Spectrum Health completes construction on Michigan center
Nov 16, 2016
Spectrum Health has completed construction on a $22.5 million renovation and expansion of its rehab and nursing center in Grand Rapids, MI.
How to do it … Rehab in the COVID-19 age
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2020
Rehabilitation therapists may not technically be considered frontline by some, but they have come to be seen as just as essential as caregivers to surviving the global pandemic. The road has been bumpy,...
Tikkun Olam Foundation gives $150,000 for LGBTQ living space
Mar 22, 2016
The New Jewish Home (formerly Jewish Home Lifecare) has received a capital grant of $150,000 from the Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc. The grant will be used to construct a LGBTQ living space in a 20-story...
Also in the News for Monday, March 1
Mar 01, 2021
Advocates, complaining of inaction, push for nursing home reform in Indiana … Pfizer vaccine can be stored in standard freezer temps, FDA says … LeadingAge unveils 2021 policy priorities for nursing...
Once at the edge of closure, nation’s second-largest nursing home earns Medicare recertification
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 21, 2024
After fighting for years to improve its care quality and avoid closure, one of the nation’s largest nursing homes has achieved Medicare recertification — clearing a vital final hurdle for its future...
Ann Arbor to have new memory care center
Apr 05, 2017
Ann Arbor’s city council voted to approve a new memory care center despite some objections from local residents.
Clinical briefs for Monday, July 12
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 12, 2021
Judge rejects claim that Zostavax caused man’s shingles eight years later … Get blood sugar under control early in type 2 diabetes to cut odds of these poor outcomes: experts … Arthritis drug reduces...