Device-free fall detection system may benefit seniors
A new fall detection system may be part of an “aging-in-place” solution for seniors.
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Table talk: You have to listen to the right people
When we at McKnight’s host a special roundtable discussion, I look forward to getting to know the esteemed participants. Captains of the profession, they typically have evolved from nurses, business managers and doctors into C-suite inhabitants — extremely observant top executives, in fact.
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
HackFest winners build a virtual bridge between senior living communities and homebound elders
Homebound elderly people might soon have easy virtual access to activities offered by senior living communities, thanks to the winners of the inaugural LeadingAge HackFest.
McKnight’s heads to LeadingAge annual meeting
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News will be reporting from the 2013 LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo in Dallas next week.
Government shutdown ends, but Howard Dean tells long-term care providers to expect continued gridlock
A deal originating in the Senate has restored federal government funding and raised the nation’s debt ceiling, ending a 16-day government shutdown that threatened senior services programs and nursing facilities. However, the underlying problems that led to the crisis are not likely to be resolved soon, former Vermont Governor Howard Dean recently told McKnight’s.
Faith-based provider forced to sell off 6 nursing homes
Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, one of the nation’s largest faith-based long-term care providers, has announced it will sell its six nursing homes and one assisted living facility to help close a huge budget deficit.
Hand washing takes a break
A third of Medicare/Medicaid-certified long-term care providers surveyed by The Joint Commission during the first half of this year didn’t meet basic hand hygiene requirements, according to recent data.
McKnight’s wins 7 more awards
For the fourth straight year, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News was named the Gold Award winner for Best News Coverage in the annual ASHPE Awards. McKnight’s also earned Gold for its Daily Update e-newsletter.
McKnight’s closed on Monday
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News will observe Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. There will not be a Daily Update on Monday and the office will be closed. The Daily Update will resume on Tuesday, May 28.
