Telemedicine study results in savings, informed choices
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 24, 2019
Senior Helpers, Curavi Health and Capital Coordinated Medicine, a home-based primary care practice (HBPC), recently released the results of their pilot study that tested a new model of connecting functionally...
Ruling might give operators a new bankruptcy incentive
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
A Florida nursing facility targeted for termination of its Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements was allowed to stay open due to a “milestone” bankruptcy court ruling.
Spread the word: Long-term care is hiring
By
Liza Berger
Jan 23, 2009
It seems ironic, doesn’t it? Long-term care, often criticized as a financial albatross, may be an engine for economic growth. That is what the American Health Care Association and the Alliance for Quality...
Potomac Valley Rehab and Healthcare names Heflin administrator
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Potomac Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, a five-star-rated and JCAHO- accredited facility recognized for its clinical excellence and outstanding customer service, is pleased to announce the...
Sabra execs: Operators not seeing PDPM disturbance
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
The Patient Driven Patient Model had not caused much disruption among Sabra Health Care REIT’s skilled nursing operators as of press time, according to CEO and Chairman Rick Matros.
GOJO revises marketing after FDA notice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 04, 2020
GOJO Industries said it has responded to a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s that the company needs to stop making claims that its Purell hand sanitizers help eliminate viruses such...
SNFs, therapists to pay $9.7 million due to billing dispute
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2019
Four skilled nursing facilities and a physical therapy center in the Chicago area have agreed to pay $9.7 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. Quality Therapy & Consultation worked...
Excel Health focuses on SNF intelligence
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 06, 2019
Excel Health has announced availability of its business intelligence solution for skilled nursing facilities. The company analyzed more than 1.25 billion claims across the care continuum to develop...
Brothers, 95 and 97, reunited as roommates in Florida nursing home for vets
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
Years ago, as boys growing up in Connecticut, Walter and Jack Kaslikowski would sometimes share a room with their two other brothers. Now, nearly a century later, the two military veterans, 95 and 97,...
Ask the Care Expert about … pets
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 09, 2018
We have residents who miss their pets so much, but because of allergies of some other residents, we cannot have cats or dogs on this wing. We feel like we need to provide something for a few residents...