CAST makes it easier to use tech to improve social links
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Amy Novotney
May 08, 2018
In its ongoing effort to help long-term care providers ensure older adults have access to quality care and a sustained quality of life as they age, the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technology (CAST)...
Accessibility not seniors’ big tech worry
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Amy Novotney
May 08, 2018
Despite increasing numbers of older adults accessing the internet, most still use significantly fewer digital applications and spend less time online than younger adults. To examine why this might be,...
SNF flu-shot mandate draws religious discrimination suit
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
The federal government sued Wisconsin’s Ozaukee County in March, alleging that a county-owned nursing home discriminated against a former nursing assistant by forcing her to get a flu shot. According...
Pregnant employees fi red, EEOC sues
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission slapped a North Carolina rehabilitation and nursing center with a sexual discrimination lawsuit in March. It alleges the facility fired two pregnant employees,...
Fall detection technologies rarely tested on the elderly
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
Those wearable pendants and sensors that promise to alert caregivers if a senior is about to, or has just experienced, a fall may not be as effective as they claim.
CGM limits are said to set bad precedent
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
Despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration approved its third continuous glucose monitoring device and incorporated a mobile app in March, Medicare beneficiaries still can’t take full...
Facility hit with $25,000 fine when photo appears online
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Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
An Illinois skilled nursing and rehab center was fined $25,000 after a certified nurse aide admitted to posting a partially nude photo of a resident on social media.
SNF sued after firing worker with anxiety
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Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a Nashville-based skilled nursing and rehabilitation company for refusing to provide a reasonable accommodation to an employee who suffers from...
Report: Post-acute sector is lagging on telemed adoption
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Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2018
Telemedicine’s value across the care continuum is clear, but adoption still lags, according to a report released in February by Sage Growth Partners, a healthcare research firm.
Provider to pay back wages to 500 for ignoring bonuses
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Amy Novotney
Feb 08, 2018
A West Virginia nursing home and rehabilitation company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor after the former allegedly violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Stonerise Healthcare...