Although it technically is considered custodial care and not directly paid by Medicare, bathing is a critical part of the overall care long-term care residents receive and expect.
After 105 years, Denver nursing home closing, moves underway
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John Hall
Aug 15, 2022
A long-revered Denver nursing home will be closing its doors after more than a century, but plans to keep it in “the family” by transferring ownership to the Archdiocese of Denver.
How to do it … Mitigating worker injuries
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John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Few things can cause a bigger setback in any long-term care facility than a workplace injury. Imbuing a safety mindset with each employee and constantly reinforcing safe practices can go far toward preventing...
Workers at 39 PA SNFs threaten strike over pay, conditions
By
John Hall
Aug 15, 2022
Nursing home workers from more than three dozen Pennsylvania nursing homes put three corporate-owned chains on notice to make good on their demands over wages and working conditions.
Is it ever too homey?
By
John Hall
Jul 09, 2018
Stakeholders observe necessities, limits of ‘home-like’ design movement
Machine learning
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2018
A fresh era of laundry equipment offers intuitive controls and other innovations
DEL-ivering the goods
By
John Hall
Sep 05, 2018
The long-term care profession’s latest ‘Big Data’ initiative is making a noticeable splash in the early going, but wary stakeholders wonder: Will it be sustainable?
Isolated Maine nursing home gets extra year to attract workers — or a buyer
By
John Hall
Aug 05, 2022
Operators of a remote, shuttered Maine nursing home hope a license extension will be just what the doctor ordered to give the struggling facility time to replace staff and reopen for business.
PA nursing home settles overbilling lawsuit for $819,000
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John Hall
Aug 03, 2022
A Pennsylvania nonprofit nursing home in the process of being sold has agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it overbilled the government $819,000 for physical therapy services.