Major nursing home pilot looks to the past for cues about collaboration, innovation
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 29, 2021
Three Pennsylvania facilities will launch a pilot that resurrects and expands on the “teaching nursing home” model of care under a broad new partnership.
Nursing home aide absenteeism, poor quality indicator scores linked in analysis
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 07, 2014
Nursing homes with high rates of aides calling off have lower quality ratings, a recent report finds.
Seniors’ sleep patterns not out of ordinary: study
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 26, 2012
Retired people ages 65 and above do not have an increased chance of getting less rest, according to a joint study between the University of Pittsburgh’s Sleep and Chronobiology Center (SCC) and University...
New C. diff surgery could save lives
Apr 25, 2011
A new procedure for patients with severe Clostridium difficile colitis may allow them to have a higher chance of survival and preserve their colon.