Intellitec Solutions, a firm that offers ERP solutions to senior living communities, announced the expansion of its client base with the recent implementation of Microsoft Dynamics GP for a long-term care...
Nursing home employee saves resident’s life
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 11, 2018
Authorities and others are hailing a nursing home employee for saving a resident’s life after a fire broke out at a nursing home in Logan, UT, on Friday.
Point is made, court decides
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled against a family fighting an arbitration agreement with a nursing home, stating that 12-point type in all capital letters satisfied the law’s requirements. Though...
NIC reports occupancy decline
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Skilled nursing property occupancy dropped to 81.6% at the end of the first quarter, according to a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Skilled Nursing Data Report. It showed that...
State News for July 2018
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Kansas Now every state has devised a plan for Alzheimer’s Kansas became the 50th state to start establishing a plan to address the effects of Alzheimer’s on the more than 53,000 residents who...
Reduced teamwork can be an additional overtime cost
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Working overtime may be linked to less collaboration between nurses and physicians, according to a study published in the Journal of Nursing Administration. Researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing...
Homelike settings ease job conditions
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Staff employed in small-scale, homelike dementia living facilities have been shown to experience fewer physical demands, lower workload and more job autonomy compared with staff in regular wards, according...
Culture change at nursing homes improves depression symptoms, dining but not cognition, researchers find
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 06, 2018
Culture change has been shown to improve nursing home residents’ depressive symptoms and dining experience, according to a recently released study by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMASS Boston.
Congressman condemns ‘national disgrace’ depicted in VA nursing home report, calls for investigation
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 05, 2018
Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan (R) has called for a national investigation into allegations of neglect and misconduct at Department of Veterans Affairs nursing homes.
Harrison begins as associate dean at SIU Edwardsville School of Nursing
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Meredith Beirne
Jul 03, 2018
Roberta Harrison, Ph.D., RN, became associate dean for academic programs and community/global partnerships for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing on June 1.