Wednesday is new final deadline for 2021 Women of Distinction entry(ies) — submit now!
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2021
Organizers are urging nominators and potential nominees to take advantage of an extra week to submit materials for the 2021 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program. The extended deadline is now...
Expert urges providers to show extra legal vigilance in COVID era
By
Liza Berger
Jan 08, 2021
A top legal adviser is cautioning skilled nursing providers to remain vigilant and strictly adhere to the latest guidance and regulations during the national public health emergency, when the threat of...
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 7
Jan 07, 2021
Record fraudster Esformes appealing $43 million in federal penalties stemming from conviction … $600K federal grant is aimed at helping nursing homes implement COVID-19 mitigation practices … NC officials...
Illinois nursing homes will be fined for understaffing
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
Penalties for Illinois providers that understaff their facilities will begin this year.
‘Absolutely unconscionable’: Just 14% of distributed vaccine doses have been administered in long-term...
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2021
New figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that less than 15% of COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed to long-term care facilities through the federal program have actually been...
The best columns of 2020
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 22, 2020
With December nearing its end, we took the opportunity to see which blog postings at mcknights.com were the most popular with McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers in 2020. This list details some of...
Medication may boost thinking speed in advanced multiple sclerosis
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2020
People with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis who take the drug siponimod for two years show an improvement in thinking skills, researchers say.
As nursing homes fret COVID-19 vaccine distribution, only 14% say they’ll mandate it for staff
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 18, 2020
Nursing home operators continue to worry about the timing and quantities of newly approved COVID-19 vaccines reaching them this week and next, but some of the fretting could be for nought. Less than 15%...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 18
Dec 18, 2020
Nursing home, CCRC spending increased by 3.3% in 2019 … First U.S. nursing homes receive coronavirus vaccine; Genesis facility among the firsts … FDA panel endorses second coronavirus vaccine for emergency...
Trotting out a new therapy for those with Parkinson’s
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2020
The Human Animal Bond Research Institute announced a new research project to see whether horses might be able to help reduce symptoms among people with Parkinson’s disease.