Update: Special 11-year-old amasses $244,000 for nursing homes, gets her own day on the calendar
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 10, 2019
When last we checked on Ruby Kate Chitsey, she had collected “only” $50,000 for nursing home residents. My, how things have picked up since then.
The McKnight’s decade: ‘Best News’ honors for 10th straight year
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James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2019
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was honored Monday for having the Best News Coverage for the 10th straight year. MLTCN earned five awards overall in the 2019 American Society of Healthcare Publication...
Awards program, tickets set to fete LTC’s Women of Distinction
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James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for the first McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, which will be held May 16 in Chicago.
Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
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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.
Finding and keeping qualified talent a top concern for administrators
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 19, 2019
Workforce development dominated the conversation during the American College of Health Care Administrators’ annual meeting Monday in Louisville, with many administrators pondering how to best find...
Despite $235 million in losses, Genesis sees reason for optimism
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 18, 2019
Better days are coming to both the nation’s largest skilled care chain and the sector overall, its CEO said Monday. Genesis Healthcare ended 2018 with a more than $235 million in net losses. But that’s...
Kentucky nursing homes use $750K in penalty dollars to stage series of ambitious plays with residents
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
An ambitious year-long effort to elevate nursing home programming, and the lives of Kentucky residents, is coming to fruition in a little over a week.
Remote monitoring grant announced
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2019
Clairvoyant Networks LLC, which features remote monitoring technology for family and professional caregivers, said its Theora® Care technology will be studied in a research project funded by The Texas...
Tax credit used to help seniors
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Elizabeth Newman
Mar 05, 2019
UnitedHealthcare has invested $19 million to help construct and enhance several health centers in California that provide services to underserved communities in Santa Barbara, Solano and Santa Clara counties,...
Feds issue new guidance on Immediate Jeopardy penalties on eve of Senate hearing exploring nursing home...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
With one of its top officials set to testify before the Senate today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made a pre-emptive strike to show that it’s addressing nursing home safety concerns.