A group of legal advocates for seniors is calling for major changes to guardianship laws following an investigative report that found extensive flaws in the way one state handles its background checks...
Update: Special 11-year-old amasses $244,000 for nursing homes, gets her own day on the calendar
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 10, 2019
When last we checked on Ruby Kate Chitsey, she had collected “only” $50,000 for nursing home residents. My, how things have picked up since then.
Atria Highland Park begins construction
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2019
Capitol Seniors Housing has begun building Atria Highland Park, an assisted living and memory care community in Highland Park, IL. The building is expected to be three stories and cost $30 million. Atria...
Court puts Golden Living back on hot seat over claims that provider used deceptive marketing practices
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 27, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has given its blessing to a lawsuit against a major nursing home chain, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws by engaging in deceptive marketing practices.
Botched scabies care at Arkansas nursing home led to community outbreak
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2018
An Arkansas facility is facing more than $150,000 in fines and a possible shutdown after a scabies outbreak affected every resident, according to government regulators.
Look for business guidance in claims data, expert says
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Aug 06, 2016
Nursing home providers should use claims data to identify trends that may shift their business plans, one expert recommended in June.
60 Seconds with… Theresa Bourdon, managing director, AON Risk Consultants
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2005
Q: Beyond showing a doubling of liability cases and tripling of settlement dollar amounts, what else struck you about
your recent report on nursing-homes’ liability costs?
A: The liability crisis...
CDC may be overestimating COVID-19 vaccination stats for older adults, state officials and experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 13, 2021
The agency’s online tracker currently shows that 99.9% of U.S. seniors have been at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19. But this sky-high figure is almost certainly not accurate, observers...
BREAKING: CMS announces details of ‘unprecedented’ national nursing home training program...
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced details of “unprecedented” training for nursing homes Tuesday morning to combat the spread of COVID-19.
Things I Think: Opera’s resonance
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 14, 2019
How can listening to opera possibly improve the cognitive function of dementia patients? Notice I didn’t ask whether. According to McKnight’s, Chinese researchers are proving the point, and who am...