It’s no small irony that bathtime provides one of the most precarious opportunities for infection. That’s always important to keep in mind, but more so than ever during this COVID-19 era. Here are...
Vitamin D for dummies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
It’s not a secret that employees who work in healthcare, whether they are medical journalists or nurses, don’t always earn gold stars when it comes to managing their own health. Witness the...
Online mindfulness program boosts memory, attention in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
May 02, 2024
Mindfulness helped older adults improve executive function, attention, verbal memory, and others skills, according to a recent study.
Post-acute providers continue to improve on most quality measures, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2013
Post-acute providers have improved across a broad range of quality measures, according to a comprehensive report released by the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care. Providers improved outcomes in 13...
Skilled nursing facilities, already bracing for scheduled Medicare payment cuts of $65 million, face further losses that could total hundreds of millions of dollars, according to an Avalere Health analysis.
Cumulative cuts spell bad news for SNFs, report finds
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2012
Nursing homes are planning to layoff direct caregivers, reduce employee benefits and cancel facility expansion plans as a result of cumulative Medicare and Medicaid cuts, a new survey finds.
LTC industry offers strong job growth in metropolitan areas
Apr 29, 2011
To strengthen providers’ argument that the GOP’s proposed Medicare changes would endanger employees’ livelihoods, the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care has released a report showing...
I couldn’t live without…Lintech’s COMET system
Oct 01, 2011
Amicus Health Care Services, which operates three skilled nursing facilities in rural Texas, does not have an extensive corporate staff, so choosing a software provider that eliminates a lot of the routine...
It’s a winner
Mar 26, 2008
Nurture by Steelcase, a healthcare environments company, announced that it has earned the prestigious Nightingale Award for its Opus Overbed Table. “We feel the Overbed Table brings significant design...
A pitch perfect performance
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Dec 15, 2015
In my high school’s theater department, the Wednesday night before a show officially opened was always reserved for a very special occasion: Senior Night. The audience, filled with people’s...