May 1, 2011
Nursing homes with high quality ratings are sued almost as often as lesser performing nursing homes, according to a new study published in the New ...
A majority of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older adults believe that staff at long-term care facilities would discriminate against them, according to a new ...
CONNECTICUT - A nursing home operator continues to battle a complaint that the National Labor Relations Board filed regarding the alleged wrongful dismissal of 36 ...
As Democrats and Republicans squared off over conflicting budget priorities, the long-term care industry delivered a message both sides probably didn't want to hear: Don't ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is delaying the implementation of its controversial short-cycle dispensing rule. The one-year postponement pushes the implementation date to ...
Provider groups are applauding the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed accountable care organization regulations.
McKnight's Super Tuesday webinars now offer free continuing education credits to eligible attendees.
A new antibiotic targeted at Clostridium difficile has won unanimous support from a government medical panel convened by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Electrical brain stimulation helps recent stroke patients who have difficulty with swallowing after a stroke, a study found. Up to half experience such problems.
Medical liability reform is unlikely to pass in Congress this year, said Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX).
Twenty-five states saw a double-digit jump in the number of residents with long-term care insurance, while smaller states recorded the biggest increase in growth compared ...
President Obama outlined a plan to trim the nation's deficit by $4 trillion during the next dozen years, at press time. The president's address sought to ...
When building new isn't an option, renovation is the route that most operators take to upgrade their facilities. Even small projects can make big differences.
The key to granting residents' personal bathing preferences starts with creating a dignified environment they can enjoy and then adding comfortable elements.
Sherrie Dornberger, RNC, CDONA, FACDONA, President, NADONA
Elderly heart failure patients who need skilled nursing care after discharge from the hospital face a higher risk of poor outcomes, according to the American ...
Senior citizens with major depression experienced an improvement in their quality of life when treated with a combination of a standard antidepressant and weekly tai ...
Susan Wickard, RN, BSN, CWCN, CWS, CLNC, Clinical Advisor, American Association for LTC Nursing
Honey can be effective in helping to reverse antibiotic resistance, in addition to clearing infected wounds, investigators have found.
Researchers at King's College London and Osaka University in Japan have identified the chemical that summons stem cells from bone marrow to wound sites. The ...
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Too many nurses keep quiet when they observe a colleague making a mistake that could harm a patient, findings of a study of 6,500 nurses ...
Mobile voting systems help nursing home residents feel less disenfranchised on Election Day, offering nurses and staff relief over possibly influencing how an elderly resident ...
Patricia Boyer, MSM, NHA, RN, President, Boyer & Associates, LLC
Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate recently introduced proposals that would repeal payment caps for Medicare Part B therapy patients.
Federal regulators are undertaking major changes to the Nursing Home Compare website and will continue to do so for five more months, officials said.
John Durso, Esq., Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Access to capital is challenging for every company. You might be surprised to learn that the government has had an interesting funding program in place ...
The Clyde E. Lassen State Veterans' Nursing Home honors residents by respecting and promoting their past, and protecting their future.
Before Steve Saling was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in February 2006, he worked as a landscape architect ...
Prior to adopting Curaspan's software, nurses routinely spent over two hours reviewing a patient's chart when they were being discharged from the hospital and transitioning ...
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a partnership with providers around the country aimed at reducing medical errors and infections. The initiative will ...
Farzad Mostashari's appointment as the new national coordinator for health IT has been enthusiastically received across the healthcare industry. Analysts generally agree that Mostashari — ...
Sunrise Senior Living and Horizon Bay Retirement Communities operate the first senior care facilities to earn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star certification.
Kindred Healthcare's subsidiaries have acquired four CareSouth home healthcare agency locations in Southern California and the San Jose area.
Making safe-lift programs a priority at long-term care facilities could be the key to reducing injuries and worker compensation costs, according to a new report.
Rest in peace, Digger, Abe and the Beaver. Soldier on, Lunesta Moth, Nasonex Bee and VESIcare pipe people. You may be the last of a ...
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Many times, providers become solely focused on becoming approved for a loan. But then they often neglect to concentrate enough on what to do once ...
Long-term care can seem like a pretty serious business. Perhaps rightfully so. Taking care of residents with dementia, pressure sores and bad attitudes — or ...
News that nursing home ratings would be frozen on the federal website for consumer research for six months drew a lot of interest from providers ...
