An operation with a Special Focus Facilities designation isn’t necessarily a non-starter for savvy providers, and the SFF label might misrepresent what’s actually happening on the ground, according...
New rankings might wrongly show downturn, leaders fear
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Despite progress reducing off-label use of antipsychotics among nursing home residents, providers remained worried about a rebasing of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services system to rank nursing...
‘Elderspeak’ study reveals prevalence: study
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Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2014
Certified nursing assistants are more likely to use “elderspeak,” a form of patronizing speech used with seniors, if they are familiar with the resident, if the resident has dementia, or others...
SafeKeeping secures seed funding
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 20, 2019
Indianapolis-based SafeKeeping, a resident engagement and care communication platform for long-term care providers and caregivers, announced it had secured $330,000 in seed funding.
Connecticut, New York top sites with most expensive private nursing home room
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Elizabeth Newman
Apr 08, 2014
Operators in two regional areas in Connecticut as well as two areas in New York are among those with the highest charges in the country for a private nursing home room, according to a new study from New...
Montana resident caught fire from cigarette and oxygen tank, CMS asserts
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 03, 2018
A temporarily unsupervised Montana nursing home resident burned for an estimated 10 minutes after her cigarette ignited with her oxygen tank, causing second-degree burns and the resident’s eventual...
New RNs trending more to nursing homes, expert says
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2014
Newly licensed registered nurses are less likely to work in hospitals and more likely to be hired in a nursing home, says a new analysis in the American Journal of Nursing.
OnShift Wallet celebrates success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Employees using OnShift Wallet have transferred more than $7 million via OnShift Wallet, the company announced.
Alleged $250 million overbilling charges in hospices disputed , experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 07, 2016
A recent HHS Office of Inspector General report calling out hospices for billing $250 million inappropriately in 2012 doesn’t tell the whole story, an attorney said this week.
Senior care findings: How to encourage friendships at work
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Elizabeth Newman
May 31, 2019
When I was 18, I was instantly suspicious of my college roommate. She was beautiful and brilliant at math, so I figured we’d have little in common.