Researchers called much use of UTI antibiotics needless; New pressure ulcer guidelines released; Coin-sized device approved for incontinence; Speed Queen launches stacked unit; and Clorox offers infection...
Administrator adds special guests for her big day
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
The bonds formed between providers and patients can sometimes feel like family. Residents and staff members at a Georgia skilled nursing facility made an administrator’s wedding day even more special...
Golden Living fends off wrongful death suit in arbitration case referred by federal appeals court
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Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
Providers registered a significant win last week when Massachusetts’ top court emphatically reconfirmed that relatives of deceased nursing home residents cannot file a wrongful death lawsuit against...
Legislation that allows nursing homes to administer medical cannabis gains momentum
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 28, 2020
Providers in Virginia are excited about a proposal that would allow nursing homes to administer CBD and THC-A oil to certified residents.
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Feb 28, 2020
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion effort gets boost … Former employee arrested for allegedly making bomb threat towards nursing home, ex co-workers … FDA approves new flu vaccine for older adults
‘Public Charge’ rule goes into effect despite warnings from LTC advocates
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Danielle Brown
Feb 27, 2020
A federal rule that allows the federal government to base green card decisions on whether an immigrant would use government benefit programs, such as Medicaid and food stamps, is now in effect.
Residents at Wisconsin facility offer relationship advice in viral Facebook post
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Danielle Brown
Feb 27, 2020
Valentine’s Day may be over but social media users are still taking relationship advice offered by residents at a Wisconsin facility in a now viral social media post.
LeadingAge report: Nursing home closure wave hitting top-rated facilities
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Danielle Brown
Feb 26, 2020
Quality isn’t a deciding factor when a nursing home closes. So suggests a new report that has found that both high- and low-quality providers are among the more than 550 facilities that have closed...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a “new, reimagined” quality strategy that places a strong emphasis on improving the performance of state survey agencies and tougher enforcement...
‘We felt we had to take a stand’: New York providers fight redundant abuse-reporting law
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 25, 2020
Officials for a New York county overstepped their authority when they created a law that requires nursing homes to report injuries and abuse to county officials twice a year. This is according to long-term...