Sheila M. Davis is, by numerous measures, an exemplary employee and motivator. She also is, according to close colleagues, knowledgeable in “all things regulatory.”
Meet Charles Hastings, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 08, 2024
Chuck Hastings exemplifies the tradition of employee loyalty. He has been with Blomfield, NJ-based Juniper Communities for 27 years, and it is commonly said that the senior living and care company would...
For Cathy Williams, providing senior care at a level that exceeds expectations is in her blood. As the CEO of the Winslow Campus of Care in Winslow, AZ, she keeps the skilled nursing facility and its staff...
Virtual care cut avoidable rehospitalizations by one-third, study finds
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 21, 2023
Virtual oversight can help clinical staff in nursing homes provide better care to residents and reduce avoidable hospitalizations, according to a qualitative study of novel nurse-driven virtual care models.
Provider payments could be at ‘catastrophic’ risk if federal debt limit breached
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 08, 2023
The US is in danger of breaching its debt limit, which would have serious repercussions for the long-term care sector, advocates and experts warned.
1,000 nursing home workers in Michigan threaten strike over wages, benefits, staffing levels
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 19, 2023
More than 1,000 nursing home workers from 13 facilities in Michigan could go on strike if agreements aren’t reached soon with their five parent companies on higher wages, affordable healthcare and staffing...
Unlocked door enabled nursing home shooting death; security experts urge better preparation for such...
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Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 15, 2023
A security expert is warning nursing homes to perform a vulnerability assessment and assign someone to check perimeter doors in light of a facility shooting death at a California facility.
Judge slaps injunction on Mariner Health over staffing, sex assault allegations
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 12, 2023
A California judge has ordered a chain of nursing homes in California to staff up to state-required levels and follow state and federal discharge rules.
Alzheimer’s, dementia patients rising in nursing homes that lack specialized care: study
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 06, 2023
Nursing home workers should be trained to provide specific care for dementia patients, whose presence in nursing homes is growing, according to new research.