If it’s after lunch and it’s a school day, everyone at Suwannee Valley Nursing Home knows where to find residents Kenneth Neff and Eileen Thompson.
‘Telementoring’ spells significant improvements in SNF care, processes
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Virtually shadowing and educating skilled nursing facility employees can boost geriatrics expertise among staffers, a new study finds.
Bipartisan lawmakers revive observation stay legislation pushed by nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
Industry advocates are praising proposed legislation that says patients under “observation status” at a hospital would be eligible to satisfy Medicare’s three-day requirement necessary for skilled...
Life plan community residents craft 700-plus toys for local charities
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
Residents at one Washington life senior community are a regular bunch of Santa’s little helpers.
CFO offers route to better employee retention, company success
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 31, 2018
When a long-term company needs to change the way its quality and financial fortunes are trending, improving worker recruiting and retention is at the core of the solution, attendees at the LeadingAge national...
Vermont ACO tests 1-night hospital-stay waiver
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
A Vermont accountable care organization is trying out a new approach to better coordinating care between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities.
Providers’ challenge: Capitalizing on a growing but reluctant elderly Latino population
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 31, 2018
The U.S. Latino elderly population is expected to balloon in the coming years, and with the wave will come more Hispanic nursing home residents. Hispanics, however, have strong reservations about using...
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...
Corporate finance group named top lead arranger
Jan 10, 2018
Capital One Healthcare’s Corporate Finance group has been named the No. 1 lead arranger for healthcare leveraged loans up to $1 billion, per Thomson Reuters.
Mescall joins VirtualHealth
Jan 10, 2018
Patrick Neil Mescall, Ph.D., has joined VirtualHealth as its Senior Vice President of Channel Development.