Web-savvy centenarian passes away, thousands notified via Twitter
Jul 29, 2010
More than 60,000 Twitter users learned about the death of 104-year-old Ivy Bean Tuesday night. The North England nursing home resident is believed to be among the oldest in the world to use the social...
Bush administration backs away from proposed Section 8 cuts
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 04, 2004
Some providers were heartened last week after the Bush administration decided to back away from a plan that some observers said would have forced many elderly and disabled who use government vouchers to...
State News for May 2015
May 08, 2015
ILLINOIS — The state’s House of Representatives will soon debate a new bill that would allow nursing home residents and their families to place video or audio monitoring devices in facility rooms.
Wounds happen
By
John Andrews
Mar 01, 2013
Providers with proactive approaches to catching wound development early find the most success. Foresight and diligence are needed to make it all work
Surviving scrutiny
By
John Andrews
Sep 01, 2011
Faster-paced regulatory climate requires facilities to adopt ‘culture change’ in order to meet new corporate compliance initiatives coming in the next few years
Common-sense skin care
By
Julie Williamson
Jul 01, 2011
Good training, effective use of ‘team’ caregiving deemed the key cornerstones
Lawmakers introduce bills to deliver more senior care at home, rather than nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 27, 2019
A bipartisan group of lawmakers this week introduced legislation to extend two programs aimed at steering seniors away from nursing homes and toward home-based care settings.
SNF case may shift Supreme Court’s stance on arbitration
By
Apr 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court may change course away from recent rulings that favored arbitration agreements in a case involving nursing home residents, according to one expert.
Big data headaches
By
John Andrews
Apr 01, 2014
A tsunami of information has skilled nursing facilities searching for ways to shore up against the deluge that could wash over the long-term care industry
MDS 3.0: Worst over?
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2011
Medicare’s new system for assessing residents and determining payment levels has required adjustments. But most providers are taking the challenges in stride