A sweet outcome: Pen pal request nets 16 caseloads of Dr Pepper for resident
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2020
A Texas senior received a bubbly surprise this week after her nursing home’s pen pal request went viral on social media.
Texas’ block of CMS vaccine mandate in jeopardy
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 19, 2022
Texas nursing homes may soon have to join the rest of the nation in complying with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate if an appeal by the administration...
For husband and wife of 66 years, at long last, a hug
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2020
After seven months, a husband was finally able to hug his wife of 66 years at a Texas nursing home thanks to expanded long-term care visitation options.
As goes Texas?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2023
What happens to Texas Medicaid rates between now and the end of May could either save or sink skilled nursing providers. But what happens in Texas surely won’t stay in Texas.