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Recent Articles

Illinois nursing home settlement could have major impact

March 19, 2010

A recent legal settlement regarding mentally ill nursing home residents in Illinois has the potential to transform the state's long-term system. It also likely will have a ripple effect on the field nationwide.

The healthcare reform roller coaster

March 16, 2010

This week and next will largely determine the fate of healthcare reform. Of course, we in the media have been offering variations on that theme a lot during the past year.

McKnight's Online Expo, a valuable learning opportunity

March 11, 2010

Hungry for information? We thought so. That's why we're offering our fourth annual online expo later this month.

What to do with unused meds

March 10, 2010

There is more and more talk in state legislatures of finding new ways to dispose of unused medications at healthcare facilities. This is an idea whose time has come.

Profile: Mark McClellan - Washington wunderkind

March 01, 2010

Mark McClellan, Director and Fellow, Brookings Institution

Healthcare reform is still alive

February 22, 2010

The release of President Obama's healthcare reform proposal couldn't have come at a better time. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging is holding its advocacy conference in the capital this week.

Lawmakers have a lot to answer for when providers make Hill visits Tuesday

February 19, 2010

When long-term care providers hit Capitol Hill Tuesday their congressmen better be prepared.

CNA from New York nursing home dies in Haiti earthquake

February 17, 2010

The horror in Haiti has struck home for Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre. Certified nursing assistant Marie Rosela Anacreon died during the earthquake. She had been visiting her mother in Port-au-Prince.

An honest man: Dental assistant returns thousands of dollars to nursing home

February 12, 2010

Imagine finding two bags with thousands of dollars in it. Then consider returning them to a nursing home, the rightful owner. That's what Barry Stringer did, and news of his good deed has stretched far and wide.

Some caregiving moments are priceless

February 09, 2010

Watching a resident jump out of an airplane. Seeing a resident die holding her loved ones. Improving the dining experience at a community. These are some of our readers' most memorable moments. Read on to see why.