In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
Power Up debuts Pure Zone Charging Tower
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2020
Power Up’s newest product, the Pure Zone Antimicrobial Protection Charging Station, hit the market just as concerns about hidden germs exploded. The Pure Zone station comes with anti-microbial engineering,...
New platform tailors crisis assistance to long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2020
A crisis communications team has launched ResponderHub, which is being called the first such tool designed specifically for senior housing and services.
Panel exploring surprise medical bills should tackle observation status, AHCA says
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2019
One of the biggest surprises for many would-be nursing home residents is being hospitalized under “observation” status. It doesn’t trigger the three-day span required for subsequent Medicare-covered...
Study: Monitors lead to better turning practices
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2019
Visual monitors that cued staff to reposition nursing home residents every two hours led to more frequent turning in a study of a 120-bed nursing home.
Refusing to grow up at Signature Healthcare
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 14, 2018
More than a dozen Signature Healthcare employees spent two days playing in Louisville last month, looking for new ways to turn some of their rural nursing homes into community centers for the arts.
Lawsuit seeks $50 million from nursing home, police who blinded Alzheimer’s resident with pepper-spray
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 06, 2018
The estate of an Alzheimer’s patient who was pepper-sprayed, arrested and hospitalized after a wandering incident is suing his nursing home and the local police department for $50 million.
McKnights.com named best website, earns 51st McKnight’s LTC News APEX award
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2021
The McKnight’s Long-Term Care News website, mcknights.com, has been recognized with the highest level of honor in the 33rd annual APEX Awards journalism competition.
WellQor launches two new behavioral health tools
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 21, 2020
WellQor, a behavioral health provider specializing in senior care, has launched Transitions and Peace of Mind services designed to help providers better understand and meet the emotional needs of residents....
CarePredict incorporates tracing tools
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2020
AI-powered CarePredict has launched its PinPoint Toolset with contact tracing, location tracing, path tracing and room traffic capabilities for nursing homes, assisted living, memory care and independent...