The nation’s largest nursing home association has re-absorbed an aggressive sub-group of large nursing home operators to create an even stronger lobbying organization for long-term care providers.
Time squeeze for LTC panel
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
The Congressional Long-Term Care Commission is on an “extraordinarily short time frame” that merits an extension, a member told McKnight’s in June.
Bedrail deaths could fuel ban
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is accepting comments until Aug. 5 on a petition calling for a total ban on adult portable bed rails. The commission merged two petitions from a vast array of consumer...
Healthland buys American HealthTech
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2013
Healthland, an electronic health records vendor that has been focused on the rural hospital market, acquired American HealthTech in May. The combination of the companies “will help us build on interoperability,”...
Residents angling for a good time
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 01, 2013
Residents of the Cartmell Home for the Aged in Palestine, TX, can no longer participate in some of the area’s popular pastimes, such as hunting and rodeo. But they can still show off their rod-and-reel...
Spiritual spaces
By
Dave Surico
Jul 01, 2013
Designers of worship, meditative and hospice spaces must meet the varied needs
of different religious backgrounds while creating a neutral area of reflection.
Cracking the code
By
John Hall
Jul 01, 2013
Long-term care administrators and nurses are under pressure to train staff to assess and document skin conditions to keep patients out of the hospital.
Invisible heroes seen
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 01, 2013
I’ve written a lot about ageism. About how people don’t value the contributions of seniors. About how long-term care residents are invisible and forgotten. About kids these days, and why they...
Something to hand all residents’ families
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2013
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a family that just didn’t “get it” when dealing with the staff at your nursing home or long-term care facility. OK, put your hand down now. It’s...
Time to reboot this case
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2013
We’re hearing a lot lately about mandatory drug testing in the workplace. It appears that the Tennessee Supreme Court might be a good place to put such a requirement in place.