Mother Nature pummels New York City area yet again, forcing nursing home evacuations
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2012
The residents of four New York City-area adult health care facilities, who were not evacuated for Hurricane Sandy, were forced to move Tuesday before a new storm hit the area Wednesday. State and city...
CMS issues full Sandy waivers
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 06, 2012
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued blanket waivers that include skilled nursing providers. That means long-term care facilities in New York and New...
Fired nurse fails to prove privacy violation regarding Facebook account
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 26, 2013
A registered nurse’s privacy rights were not violated when she was suspended — and later fired for another reason — after an opinionated Facebook post from her was brought to her hospital supervisors’...
Nursing facilities picking up the pieces after Hurricane Sandy’s wrath
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 02, 2012
Several facilities on the East Coast have lost power and the use of back-up generators