Eldercare providers in the U.S. and Canada are collectively spending millions of dollars developing programming and activities for seniors. Is this money well spent?
The simple things
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 06, 2015
In both life and long-term care, we tend to distrust the simple solutions.
Playing it forward
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 01, 2013
It wasn’t expected. He just up and died. One day he was happily walking the Earth with the rest of us, the next he was gone. I barely knew him and don’t know the back-story, just that it happened...
Women of Distinction awards entry period extended to Jan. 10
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2023
The nomination deadline for the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, now in its fifth year, has been extended until midnight Tuesday (Jan. 10).
3 nursing home employees indicted in resident’s death
By
Marty Stempniak
May 07, 2018
Three Ohio nursing home workers were indicted last week for allegedly falsifying bed check records and failing to provide care to a resident.
Hooray! More red tape!
By
John O'Connor
Dec 05, 2018
Remember all the noise we heard about the government’s commitment to trimming regulatory excess?
State says it plans to crack down on nursing home operators with shaky finances
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 24, 2019
Kansas is forcing nursing homes to provide more details about their finances in a bid to prevent operators from falling into insolvency.
National Senior Campuses names Beardsley first CEO
Oct 23, 2019
Bruce J. Beardsley has been named the first CEO of National Senior Campuses, the largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living organization in the country, according to the 2019 LeadingAge Ziegler 200...
March Company briefs
Mar 03, 2020
CareCentrix, a leader in post-acute care solutions, has allied itself with technology enabler Synzi to embed virtual care tools into HomeBridge.
January IT Update
Jan 05, 2020
» The Food and Drug Administration has launched a new app aimed at helping healthcare providers treat tough infectious diseases. CURE ID is an internet-based repository that allows providers to report...