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The nursing home industry is forced to play defense, yet again
By
John O'Connor
Jun 10, 2019
Here we go again. The long-term care sector just experienced yet another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.
Mailed arbitration agreement doesn’t cut it in home health case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2019
A home care assistant who claims she never received an arbitration agreement by mail has won the right to seek back-wages in court.
Musings of a gay nursing home resident
By
Danny Ventrelli
Jun 07, 2019
I am a 70-year-old openly gay male who has been living at Central Island Healthcare in Plainview, NY for five years now. As we move through June, which is Gay Pride Month, I was hoping to share my personal...
Making med passes fun
By
John Hall
Jun 07, 2019
Pleasant surprises can be a surefire way to cut the monotony. “Leveraging opportunities to add a little joy to the resident’s day would make the time spent more meaningful and positively anticipated...
FBI visits facilities
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 07, 2019
NEW JERSEY — Two Atrium Health & Senior Living facilities were visited by FBI agents in late April. Spring Hills Senior Communities confirmed that several federal agencies were at Atrium Post Acute Care...
Solid advice from nurses on how to seek a promotion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 07, 2019
In long-term care, we talk a lot about recruitment and retention. What we don’t discuss as much about are promotions. This should change.
Profile: Going to bat for seniors
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 06, 2019
For Nick Vizzoca, nothing beats a summer evening spent at PNC Park eating a hot dog while watching the Pittsburgh Pirates. But a close second is seeing the residents of Terrace Place at Vincentian,...
Disposing I.C. advice
By
John Hall
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing homes are in a constant state of war with stubborn pathogens. Diligently staying clean while contending with the latest infection control rules is no picnic. Every day, staff are confronted with...
Citing staffing shortages, another hospital shutters its long-term care wing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
Relying largely on contracted staff when they couldn’t recruit enough nurses, leaders at Providence Health Care in Washington state could do little more than watch as costs for their 40-bed long-term...