Now THIS is a nurturing nursing home — see how a special mother-son connection is helping bolster its...
By
Eliza Mattson
Jun 25, 2024
At 3½ years old, Tyler Yerkes attended daycare at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, NY, while his mom, Julianne, worked as a registered nurse in Gurwin’s ventilator unit. ...
Technology helped older adults stay connected during pandemic, small study finds
By
Donna Shryer
May 18, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everyone’s social calendar, with meet-ups moved to video chats, office collaboration happening over communication apps, and social media replacing lunch with a friend....
Nursing homes specializing in post-acute care deliver better outcomes, but at a cost: study
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 20, 2023
People who receive short-term treatment at nursing homes that specialize in post-acute care have lower rates of hospital readmission and death, according to a new study from the University of Pennsylvania...
Team spirit is for the birds
By
Foster Stubbs
Feb 15, 2023
The Philadelphia Eagles may not have won the Super Bowl but it certainly wasn’t due to a lack of support from their fans at Phoebe Allentown Healthcare Center. Before the big game on Sunday, Allentown...
Pandemic reveals opportunities to improve indoor environment for residents, staff, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2022
Indoor air quality is one of the most significant factors in creating a healthy environment in senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities, according to panelists on a McKnight’s Online...
Pandemic crisis ‘far from over’ in senior living, Argentum tells feds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
While the nation turns the page on the crisis stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentum is asking the Biden administration to redouble its efforts to help vulnerable older adults and their frontline caregivers.
Meet Amanda Brown, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 22, 2021
Colleagues of Amanda Brown were able to see the moment they walked into the facility where she is the administrator how passionate she is about the long-term care industry.
Without confession, nursing home serial killer might never have been caught
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
After two years of investigation, a Canadian inquiry has found that an eight-time nursing home murderer would have eluded detection without her self-provoked confession.
Carp and camaraderie: Fishing partnership reels in new friends
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2019
Three years into a program that pairs local sportsmen with a Pennsylvania nursing home, residents and staff have fallen hook, line and sinker for the carp and the camaraderie. When the fishermen first...
Higher nursing home staffing levels produce fewer flu hospitalizations
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2019
Increasing nurse staffing hours can help cut down on flu- and pneumonia-related hospitalizations, according to a new study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.