Lighting designer and distributor Hinkley has new families of products in its ceiling and wall categories. The Galerie Collection offers an assortment of six, uniquely designed families with more than...
Report: Senior care to drive new EHR spending
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Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Electronic health record expenditures by nursing and residential care facilities — the fastest growing segment — are projected to increase 19% annually through 2024, according to Electronic Health...
Brookdale sells off three CCRCs
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 12, 2019
Brookdale Senior Living has sold three continuing care retirement communities in Arizona, Ohio and South Carolina to Frontline Management. Frontline snatched up the properties — with a total of 782 units...
Capturing memories for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2018
School’s out for summer, but Sarina Helmer and Arlene Schmid will always be able to look back on the time they spent together. Helmer spent part of her senior year of high school putting together...
State to reward providers for reducing agency nurse use
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Kimberly Marselas
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
Skilled nursing providers have been working hard to reduce agency dependency in the wake of the pandemic and rising labor costs.
Supreme Court leans toward making healthcare workers choose: Be vaxxed or axed
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Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Jan 10, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday appeared to show a willingness to back the federal government’s desire to require most healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Care teams now at risk as MDS changes roll out
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2023
It’s been widely billed as the biggest change to the Minimum Data Set in more than a decade, and on Sunday, version 1.18.11 of the MDS 3.0 finally kicks in.
Study: EHR data can predict ulcers better than Braden
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2019
Move over, Braden? Mathematical models built on readily available electronic health record data predicted the development of pressure wounds better than the ubiquitous Braden scale tool in a large study...
Person-centered care paying dividends at Kansas facilities
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2017
An in-person survey of 320 Kansas nursing homes showed that facilities with a specific approach to patient-centered care had more satisfied residents than those without it.
Danger afoot: Phone pics not reliable enough for ulcer care
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2017
Australian researchers are warning that mobile phone images should not be used as a stand-alone diagnostic instrument for remote assessment of diabetic foot ulcers.