McKnight’s Long-Term Care News honored with 11 Azbee Awards
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 23, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News staff members and contributors have been honored with nearly a dozen journalism citations in the 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence program. Included are Gold, Silver and...
Five-Star Rating report shows nursing home quality on the upswing
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
A substantial number of nursing homes improved their overall Five-Star Quality Rating between 2009 and 2011, according to a recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services analysis. The proportion...
Government report: Family size, obesity rate among question marks as long-term care spending surges
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McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term services and supports could increase from 1.3% of the U.S. gross domestic product to more than 3% by 2050, according to a recent Congressional Budget Office analysis.
Provider advocates strike hopeful note as LTC Commission meets for the first time
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 28, 2013
With mere months to make progress on the deep issues facing the long-term care industry, the Congressional Long-Term Care Commission held its first official meeting Thursday. LTC stakeholders issued statements...
McKnight’s 2nd Annual Technology Awards deadline fast approaching
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 28, 2013
Long-term care providers should be taking advantage of the next two weeks to pick projects, programs or systems to nominate for recognition in the second annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology...
Defendant answers charges of luring immigrant workers to US nursing homes
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 26, 2013
A Colorado businessman allegedly lured nurses to the United States under false pretenses, placed them in nursing homes to work and demanded money to maintain their work visas, according to government prosecutors.
Supreme Court will rule on NLRB situation that has left healthcare workers and employers in doubt
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 25, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has announced it will hear a case on disputed National Labor Relations Board appointments that President Barack Obama made in 2012, which have created uncertainty about the legitimacy...
‘Epidemic’ diuretic overuse is harming seniors, researcher says
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 25, 2013
Diuretics are widely prescribed for conditions affecting the elderly without proper consideration of the drugs’ side effects, according to recently published research.
Topical estrogen could help senior care providers scale back antibiotics for recurring UTIs, researchers...
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 24, 2013
Topical estrogen treatments are an effective replacement for antibiotics in preventing urinary tract infections in older women, recently published research suggests.
Kindred teams with Omnicare, splits with skilled nursing pharmacy PharMerica
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 24, 2013
Major long-term care provider Kindred Healthcare will split with its current pharmacy partner, PharMerica, and team with the sector’s largest pharmacy, Omnicare, at the end of 2013, according to...