Exercise discovery: 10 minutes a day helps keep dementia away
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 06, 2019
A new study shows that 10-to-20 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise each day may be the minimum required to boost key brain functions.
Sunbrella, United team up on Origins line
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2019
United Fabrics, expanding on its longtime partnership with Sunbrella, recently unveiled its first contract collection of performance fabrics. With more than 50 fabric choices, “Origins” is both timeless...
Optalis nursing home chain further expanding reach ‘ahead of the curve’
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2019
A growing skilled nursing and senior living company is looking to expand its reach throughout the United States.
Sabra REIT looking for more big deals, ‘strongest’ position in company history
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 31, 2019
Sabra Health Care REIT Chairman and CEO Rick Matros declared his nursing home-heavy company well positioned to enter 2020 with its strongest balance sheet since its inception in 2010.
Debate about abuse icon is over, CMS official asserts; timetable for Phase 3 RoP guidance coming soon
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2019
SAN DIEGO — Providers shouldn’t be focusing on the new Nursing Home Compare consumer alert icon, but rather should be concentrating on stopping abuse in long-term care facilities, a Centers for Medicare...
LeadingAge CAST releases Health Information Exchange selection tool
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 29, 2019
The LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) has launched a Health Information Exchange (HIE) selection tool, a multi-part resource that will help care providers understand, plan for, choose,...
Provider anxieties rising while waiting for CMS guidance on RoP Phase 3 requirements
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 28, 2019
Frustrated providers are becoming increasingly anxious with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over its lack of final guidance for Phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation. Implementation...
An avocado per day may keep ‘bad’ cholesterol away
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 28, 2019
Eating one avocado per day may help lower levels of oxidized LDL cholesterol, according to Penn State University researchers.
NFL players’ visit brings Titan joy to nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2019
The closest many people ever get to meeting and interacting with their favorite NFL players is by watching them on their televisions during game days. A group of nursing home residents, however, got a...
CMS leaves providers hanging — abuse icon implementation one day away
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 21, 2019
Nursing home operators hoping for a last-minute change to the new consumer “warning” icon for certain types of abuse citations had received little reason for optimism Monday afternoon.