Nursing home complaint backlog worse than expected: report
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2022
Just 51% of nursing home complaints filed with New York’s Department of Health have been closed since the COVID-19 pandemic after the agency reported an 87% closure rate in the two years prior, according...
Former CMS administrator says nursing homes will remain key test sites for COVID therapies, other treatments
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2021
Nursing homes could remain a proving ground for valuable COVID-19 therapeutics, former CMS Administrator Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., said during a recent technology conference.
‘Last thing nursing homes need is COVID-19 and flu at the same time,’ expert warns
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 26, 2020
This year, appeals will be stronger than ever for skilled nursing employee to get the flu vaccine. Many observers are already imploring operators to make flu vaccination mandatory because of potential...
Get the backpacks ready: New school bell will toll for Oklahoma seniors this fall
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2019
Nearly 20 years ago, Grace Living Centers launched a kindergarten and pre-K program inside the walls of its assisted living and skilled nursing home in Jenks, OK. Starting this fall, the organization will...
Design Decisions: Atrium Post Acute Care
By
John Andrews
Jun 05, 2017
Converting a golf course property into a full-scale post-acute care
center fulfilled a need in the community while preserving area history.
Long-term care wants its own ‘fix’ if docs get one
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 01, 2013
If you hang around long enough, you learn there are only two things long-term care providers fear after Republicans and Democrats. That would be hospitals and doctors.
Writer’s remorse: Maybe I should not have said that
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
Nowadays there are all too many writers making the story about themselves. This is a violation of a traditional journalism tenet that I like to adhere to. But this time I can’t help it.
Remote staff training boosts quality of life, lowers sedative use in residents with dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 21, 2023
A digital training program significantly improved the quality of life for people with dementia who lived in assisted living communities and nursing homes in the United Kingdom. As a result, there was a...
Meet Jennifer George, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 27, 2023
Learn more about Jennifer George, MPA, Executive Director, WelbeHealth / Pacific PACE, Pasadena, CA.
Meet Andrea Devoti, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 19, 2023
Learn more about Andrea Devoti, Executive Vice President at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice.