Eighth annual McKnight’s Online Expo to kick off March 26
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
For the eighth year, the McKnight’s Online Expo is set to deliver practical, timely information to long-term care providers at an unbeatable price point. The 2014 Expo, taking place March 26 and...
Newest wound care insights
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2014
Wound care continues to be a growing challenge in the long-term care sector. But many facilities are not doing enough to ensure success, according to Jeffrey M. Levine, M.D., a wound care and geriatrics...
Device-free fall detection system may benefit seniors
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
A new fall detection system may be part of an “aging-in-place” solution for seniors.
Court nixes 3-day challenge, says doctors should decide
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2013
A federal district court in Connecticut has dismissed a case filed by more than a dozen beneficiaries who challenged Medicare’s “three-day rule.”
Table talk: You have to listen to the right people
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2013
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...
HackFest winners build a virtual bridge between senior living communities and homebound elders
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 04, 2013
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
Oct 25, 2013
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
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
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...
Hand washing takes a break
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
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...
Faith-based provider forced to sell off 6 nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2013
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...