Jaclyn Gardner, director, operations management at LCS in Des Moines, IA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
What’s your sign? Let me give you one
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 16, 2024
You know how people ask you what your sign is? Well, I am not a big believer in all the astrology stuff. I’ll admit I don’t know the difference between a Sagittarius and a Capricorn, but I do know...
Meet Addison Wilczak, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 15, 2024
Addison Wilczak, vice president of human resources at Ignite Medical Resorts in Park Ridge, IL, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Trump shooter worked at nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2024
The 20-year-old identified as the shooter who nearly killed former President Donald Trump Saturday evening was a dietary aide at a Pittsburgh-area nursing and rehab facility, authorities said Sunday.
Dietitians urge CMS to keep extra pay for malnourished nursing home residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2024
Dietitians who work with nursing home patients are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to remove critical coding that helps identify seniors either with malnutrition or at risk for...
Meet Melinda Monasterski, 2024 Rising Star honoree
By
Foster Stubbs
Jul 11, 2024
Melinda Monasterski, market president at Genesis Healthcare in Exton, PA, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
The beard is dead. Long live the beard.
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 11, 2024
Imagine you’re an elderly rehab patient, maybe trying to recover mobility after a stroke, and receiving treatment in a long-term care facility. Your therapist is a ferocious taskmaster, constantly...
