Nurses are uniquely qualified to help control the pain of institutionalized patients undergoing pain management with opioid analgesics, according to new recommendations from a nursing panel.
Damgaard elected to new board
Nov 01, 2016
John Damgaard has been elected president of the board of directors for the National Association for the Support of Long Term Care.
November FocusOn Briefs
Nov 01, 2020
Ziegler research highlights home-based primary care needs; Lancaster Pollard discloses senior living team promotions; and Capital Funding Group posts record first half in financing.
Berkadia wraps $76.8M multi-site deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare Group closed $76.8 million in financing for the acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities in Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Tennessee and Virginia. The portfolio...
MedBanks bring security to long-term care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 18, 2018
CUBEX LLC’s MedBank Medical Solutions, a leading provider of pharmacy and supply management technology, has added two new solutions for healthcare facilities and institutional pharmacies looking to improve...
Rewarding good providers is the right move
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2019
Providers could use some good, old discernment nowadays. This is especially true in light of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma’s latest comments.
Skilled nursing community celebrates National Skilled Nursing Care Week in style
By
Foster Stubbs
Jun 06, 2023
While some long-term care providers may have dabbled with a key event here or there, leaders at Alden Estates of Shorewood, IL, made sure no part of their National Skilled Nursing Care Week schedule was...
For frontline workers, not much to look forward to
By
John O'Connor
Jun 02, 2019
Frontline workers in long-term care already have it plenty tough. But the worst may be yet to come, if one predicted scenario plays out.
Older adults better able to minimize life’s emotional ‘drama,’ study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2022
Older adults may develop a broader psychological toolkit to navigate their social environment when compared with their younger counterparts, the results of new study suggest.
Common infections linked to reduced cognitive test scores for older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2023
Common infections, including with the herpes simplex virus, are associated with reduced performance on a test of global function, researchers from Johns Hopkins University report.