Trilogy Health Services, Citadel place high on annual ‘Best Workplaces’ rankings
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
Trilogy Health Services and Citadel were among the large skilled nursing providers to earn top rankings in this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists.
CMS, nursing homes reassure on quality amid ‘poor performance’ hubbub
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing homes’ top regulatory body announced Wednesday that it will soon begin posting the identities of all candidates for the Special Focus Facility initiative on a consumer-facing website. The Centers...
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Cantata Health, ABILITY announce partnership
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2019
EHR provider Cantata Health and ABILITY have announced a partnership to improve reimbursement and compliance for skilled nursing facilities.
Two-thirds of neurologists expect to start some patients on Aduhelm next year: survey
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 17, 2021
The outlook for the Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab (Aduhelm) is looking up, investigators say. There are small increases in the number of Aduhelm prescribers, and an uptick in patients for whom the...
Male RNs out-earning female colleagues
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2015
Female nurses may outnumber male nurses 10 to 1, but men in the profession still make more per capita, according to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in March.
Median cost of a private nursing home room now exceeds $87,000 a year, Genworth survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 03, 2014
The median annual cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased to $87,600, according to the latest annual survey from insurance company Genworth. This represents a 4.4% increase...