After chaplain Alex Treitler began leading services for people with dementia, he quickly realized things weren’t going well. He says those with dementia found it hard to engage with the “traditional...
Group receives financing for SNF renovation
Feb 14, 2017
Monticello Asset Management LLC has provided $9 million in first lien debt financing to Greenery Realty Group to acquire and renovate a skilled nursing facility. The facility is in Canonsburg, PA, outside...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Lynne Katzmann, Ph.D
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
Juniper Communities’ founder, President and CEO Lynn Katzmann, Ph.D., shared a wild-sounding idea with attendees at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Fall Conference in 2015:...
Poor, poor pitiful me
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 06, 2018
When I ask rehab patients about the precipitating event that brought them to therapy, they can at least answer the question. Maybe they tripped on a zucchini vine, slipped on a grape in the grocery store...
Coro Health debuts mobile app
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2013
A new mobile app from Coro Health allows users to access religious texts or prayers.
Where’s the indignation been from providers?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 05, 2017
Finally. That was my immediate, silent reaction when I received the email from a top long-term care provider.
AOD recognized by IBM
Jun 29, 2010
IBM Retail Store Solutions announced that Answers On Demand has won its Market Growth Achievement Award. AOD Software resells the IBM Point of Sale line of hardware in conjunction with its own AnswersElite...
SNF owner billed Medicaid $2 million for unallowable, personal expenses, audit finds
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Sep 22, 2016
A Tennessee nursing home owner allegedly billed Medicaid more than $2 million in non-allowable expenses, including hundreds of thousands of dollars on personal shopping trips and entertainment.
Looking to open eyes about ‘observations’
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2013
Bully for provider groups pulling out the stops to draw attention to the ludicrous mishandling of “observation stay” designations by many hospitals. One prong of the plan is to have providers...
Details on special lights to improve dementia care: A fish tale
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
In the last week, quite a few McKnight’s readers have asked me for more details about special lights that improve dementia symptoms, prompting me to dig deeper into this story. I’ve learned...