Childhood emotional abuse linked to sleep problems in seniors, study shows
Jun 13, 2011
Individuals who endured emotional abuse by their parents as children are more likely to have sleep difficulties in old age, a new study finds.
Ask the nursing expert: some encouraging words for directors of nursing
By
Anne Marie Barnett
May 01, 2009
Anne Marie Barnett, RN Former President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
ONLINE EXPO DAY 2: Learn how to prepare for a facility re-survey, where to find capital
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 27, 2014
Long-term care professionals are in for a second day of great insights at the McKnight’s Online Expo. Attention will turn to finding capital and preparing for surveys, after the event kicked off...
Traditional Medicare beneficiaries sicker at end of life than MA patients, analysis shows
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 07, 2016
Traditional Medicare patients are less healthy than Medicare Advantage patients at end of life, a new analysis finds.
CMS: Nurse shortage means hospices can keep using contracted workers
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 08, 2014
Hospices can continue to rely on contract nurses because an ongoing nurse shortage is preventing providers from meeting their staffing needs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in a...
Residents average 17-month stay in skilled nursing beds in 2003, report says
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 05, 2005
A new report says that the average length of stay of residents in skilled nursing beds in 2003 was about six months less than residents in assisted living beds and about 39 months less than residents in...
Shutdown update: DC cuts off Medicaid payments, CMS confirms limited surveys
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 07, 2013
In a blow to Medicaid-certified long-term care providers in the nation’s capital, officials announced the District of Columbia would not make Medicaid payments during the federal government shutdown.
Providers just have to look for their bright spots
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
Long-term care operators have plenty of reasons to recoil and lick their wounds over the course of a year. But sometimes they need to seek the light and resist the “woe is us” mentality.
Nurses again rated tops, but you’d hardly know it
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2012
Sometimes long-term care nurses feel like step-sisters to their acute-care counterparts. Face it: Hospital nurses usually get the glory.
Taking comfort
Jun 10, 2008
Only 17% of U.S. office chair users feel their office chair is very comfortable, according to a recent Harris Interactive online survey. Allsteel counters that its Acuity chair offers much-needed relief....