Senators, consumer groups make final push to ditch nursing home arbitration clauses
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Aug 08, 2017
Long-term care consumer advocates and lawmakers heightened complaints Monday about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plan to allow binding arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts,...
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Jul 31, 2017
Verbal abuse and intimidating behavior top list of healthcare workplace bullying incidents … Democrats propose legislation that would drop Medicare enrollment age to 50 … Dementia risk may...
Providers must ramp-up staff competency, fortify partnerships to reduce readmissions, expert says
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Jul 18, 2017
Providers must take a long look at their staff members’ competencies and how they communicate with acute-care partners to survive amid a regulatory environment that’s constantly ramping up...
Providers lament Senate bill keeps ‘draconian’ Medicaid cuts
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Jul 14, 2017
Long-term care provider groups expressed disappointment Thursday, lamenting that a revised version of Senate Republicans’ healthcare proposal maintained “draconian” provisions from its...
McKnight’s wins big in APEX awards
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 28, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has earned a Grand Award and four Awards of Excellence at the 29th annual Awards for Publication Excellence announced Tuesday.
Slain nursing home nurses to be honored on Memorial Day
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James M. Berklan
May 25, 2017
The National Association of Health Care Assistants is asking fellow long-term care professionals to observe a moment of silence on Memorial Day to recognize “sisters in service who were killed so...
McKnight’s scores four national Azbee awards for news, commentary
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May 19, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has won four national awards in the 2017 American Society of Business Publication Editors competition. They were presented Thursday in St. Petersburg, FL.
SCA splitting: health, tissue division to be called Essity
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Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
SCA, which owns Tork and Tena, has announced they will be split into two separate companies. The Away-From-Home tissue and medical solutions company formerly known under Tena and Tork will be called Essity,...
Reader Poll: How do you handle conflict between staff members?
May 06, 2017
“We get out the ruler. We’re kidding! We try to get them to talk to each other and listen to each other. You have to meet them where they are. The last thing they want us to do is bring God...
On the ‘go’
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Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2017
In-bed washes and adaptive bathroom equipment keep comfort a reality