There’s a saying among basketball coaches: The best way to cover up problems is to score a lot of points.
Design Decisions: A hospitality twist
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Life Care Center of Ooltewah finds success in two centers near Chattanooga that feature elegant exteriors and comfortable amenities
How to do it … Furnishing outdoors
Jan 01, 2015
Many facilities and communities may be overlooking an invaluable annex right under their noses — outdoor spaces that can provide a welcome and inviting place for residents to relax, reflect and commune...
CompanyBriefs for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
» LifeShare Technologies released LifeShare Family, a mobile app connecting seniors with their families and caregivers. LifeShare Family allows seniors and families to share mobile pictures and send messages,...
Profile: Offering a voice of reason
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
While he was growing up in Washington, D.C., there was a running joke in Clifton Porter’s family. His mother would go on a “work trip,” and his family would say that “six months...
Omnicare and McKesson to extend drug distribution deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 01, 2015
Omnicare Inc. and McKesson Corporation have decided to extend their agreement through 2019, which will include the sourcing and distribution of branded, specialty and generic pharmaceuticals.
Ask the legal expert … about residents refusing treatment
By
John Durso
Jan 01, 2015
Can documenting a resident’s refusal of care-giving recommendations keep us out of being successfully sued?
CMS gets stronger on same-sex couples
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2015
Long-term care providers that don’t recognize same-sex marriages would be endangering their ability to take part in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the federal agency overseeing the programs...
Court nixes arbitration deal that granddaughter signed
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2015
A granddaughter’s signature on an arbitration agreement did not prevent her mother from being able to file a wrongful death lawsuit against a provider, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled. Her grandmother...
State News for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers here will soon debate the merits of a bill that would require the state to pay facilities up to half of the money owed for uncompensated care for residents whose Medicaid applications...