The more years black women spend working the night shift, the higher their risk for developing diabetes, according to a new study in Diabetologia.
Study explores rural nursing challenges and opportunities
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2015
Rural facilities with higher ratios of RNs are associated with better outcomes, but the right staffing mix might be difficult to achieve.
Bankrupt facility must pay up, judge rules
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2015
A federal appeals court has ruled that former officers and directors of a nursing home that closed after declaring bankruptcy are still liable for $2.25 million in compensatory damages.
Complaint by whistleblowers will cost hospice $4 million
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2015
A hospice company that hired medical directors with close ties to nursing homes to better pursue allegedly fraudulent practices has agreed to a $4 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department.
Brookdale encounters a new problem: separation anxiety
By
John Hall
Mar 05, 2015
Embattled Brookdale Senior Living is being asked by a major shareholder to spin off its real estate holdings and revamp its governance board.
Feds’ new pay-for-quality goals are OK, except …
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2015
Long-term care providers weren’t outwardly jumping for joy when it was announced that Medicare is going to start paying for quality, and not quantity, of services.
Why standardization?
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 05, 2015
There’s a saying that “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.”
Ask the treatment expert … about bariatric residents
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Mar 05, 2015
Bariatric residents require special care related to pressure ulcer prevention and treatment, along with safe practices to prevent injury to both the resident and staff during caregiving activities.
The 2015 McKnight’s Online Expo is here
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2015
9th annual ‘virtual’ tradeshow makes it easy to earn continuing education credits, learn from national experts, visit vendor booths and get up to speed on the profession’s hottest topics
HCR ManorCare enlists PAC company for management
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
naviHealth, a post-acute care management company, has announced a partnership with HCR ManorCare.