Help keep Holocaust survivors out of long-term care facilities, panelists urge Congressional lawmakers
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 17, 2014
Strenuous efforts should be made to provide aging Holocaust survivors with home care, because institutional settings tend to trigger post-traumatic stress disorder for this group, experts told lawmakers...
Meet Carol Gordon, 2024 Spirit Award winner
By
Adam Healy
Jun 28, 2024
Carol Gordon, resident care associate at The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Heroes bring us together
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 18, 2018
Ever tempted to lose your faith in the essential goodness of human nature? Worried that our country is irreparably divided? A flight across the country with a group of iconic war heroes from long-term...
Study trims MRSA and C. difficile infections by 50%
Dec 02, 2008
Rome Memorial Hospital recently conducted a year-long study of Germ Pro’s new surface disinfectant and hand sanitizing lotion. The products helped the Rome, NY-based facility reduce healthcare associated...
Bizarre decision shows that when it comes to 3-day stay rule, there ought to be a law
By
John O'Connor
Oct 11, 2013
There are many odd animals roaming our healthcare industrial complex. But few are more bizarre than Medicare’s three-day rule. Or more deserving of extinction.
Having My Say | We must find a way to stress better behavioral care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2022
Given all the attention the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has streamed on skilled nursing lately, the agency will surely expect more from providers on the behavioral front, too.
Facility’s fishing cart hooks international recognition
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 03, 2020
A senior community’s creative way to take residents on a fishing trip was recently honored on an international stage.
Therapy dog brings smiles and smooches to Illinois facility
By
Foster Stubbs
Mar 28, 2023
Dr. Grizzly Bear, a 4-year-old goldendoodle, didn’t go to medical school but he’s earned his title. And he may not prescribe pills but his presence provides plenty of good medicine to residents...
Alzheimer’s Association lobbies to expand coverage for new drugs
By
John Roszkowski
Mar 20, 2023
The Alzheimer’s Association is lobbying lawmakers to convince the Biden administration to reconsider a decision not to provide full coverage for new Alzheimer’s drugs which the organization believes...
Blacks less likely to be prescribed insomnia meds, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 15, 2023
Patients who belong to racial minority groups are much less likely to be prescribed medications after an insomnia diagnosis than white patients, investigators have found.