BREAKING NEWS: CMS directing ‘immediate’ help to nursing homes in COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ areas
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Federal health authorities announced Friday that they will be sending nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots “immediate assistance.”
NIC’s Jurutka to succeed Kramer as President and CEO
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Jun 29, 2017
Robert Kramer, CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, will step down July 17 from the leadership role he’s held for 27 years, the group announced Thursday afternoon.
Medicare Advantage option delivers better care in fewer days, study asserts
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 26, 2018
Spending more time in a skilled nursing facility does not necessarily equate to better care, according to a new study, released this afternoon by Brown University researchers.
LTC insurance adjustment: Smart business move or blatant sexism?
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John O'Connor
Mar 01, 2013
There’s an adage about insurance coverage: While the big print giveth, the small print taketh away. Genworth Financial — one of the nation’s largest long-term care insurance carriers –...
It was 55 degrees in Sochi while we were expecting Snowmageddon
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 18, 2014
This one is subtitled “Nursing facility personnel are essential and other things the world wasn’t anticipating.” Yes, while the temperature unexpectedly rose in Sochi, Russia, making...