Put this on repeat: Heroes shine in stormy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Ida’s remnants inundated parts of New Jersey with up to 10 inches of rain in violent downpours last Wednesday, but an outpouring of support from the state’s largest private nursing home operator...
Nursing home staff open their own homes to nuns fleeing wildfires
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
The nuns who inhabit the Carondelet Center in Brentwood, CA, typically enjoy their lush green lawn and views of the Santa Monica Mountains in the distance. But then severe wildfires threatened the nursing...
Nursing home staff were physically restrained as rogue volunteers ‘forcibly evacuated’ residents...
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Sep 11, 2017
A Texas nursing home at the center of a volunteer-run evacuation that was broadcasted live during news coverage of Hurricane Harvey is speaking out to clear up media “misinformation” about...
Peppers cooked in hooch lead to facility fire, evacuation
By
John Hall
Apr 21, 2015
There’s a lot that’s unclear in an attempt to cook peppers in Everclear in an assisted living residence last week.
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Updated emergency prep checklist from CMS includes resident tracking procedures
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 04, 2014
Long-term care facilities should have written plans for how they will track residents during evacuations, according to an updated emergency preparedness checklist from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
CHUG: Disaster ‘insurance’ among friends
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 12, 2013
With all the talk of ACOs, bundled payments and creating better relationships, a different kind of provider collaborative recently caught my eye. I can’t get it out of my mind.
Mother Nature pummels New York City area yet again, forcing nursing home evacuations
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2012
The residents of four New York City-area adult health care facilities, who were not evacuated for Hurricane Sandy, were forced to move Tuesday before a new storm hit the area Wednesday. State and city...
National Guard troops evacuate Louisiana nursing home in wake of Isaac
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
Louisiana National Guard troops evacuated 112 nursing home residents Wednesday when storm water from Tropical Storm Isaacs threatened to break a levee near the facility.
Coastal nursing homes prepare for Isaac
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 28, 2012
LuMarie Polivka-West’s voice sounds like it was run over by a lawn mower.