Pressure injuries found in 11% of SNF stroke rehab patients: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 08, 2022
Providing early care for pressure injuries during stroke rehab may help improve patients’ clinical outcomes and reduce associated costs, investigators say.
‘Reprehensible’ care justifies $23 million verdict against Emeritus, judge affirms
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2013
A superior court judge has upheld a $23 million verdict against Emeritus Senior Living and ordered the company to pay an additional $4.3 million in fees and costs to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, citing...
Court upholds Immediate Jeopardy tags
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
An Alabama nursing home that did not properly handle a resident with pressure sores on her feet is on the hook for Immediate Jeopardy fines of nearly $135,000, a federal appeals court recently affirmed.
Nursing homes can achieve high quality while gaining cost efficiency, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 25, 2013
Nursing homes in the United States are generally efficient and able to control expenses without sacrificing quality of care, according to a recently released study in the Healthcare Management Review.