September 2019

CONNECTICUT – Apple Rehab, a nursing home in Rocky Hill, CT, was under investigation by the state Department of Public Health after a Legionnaires’ outbreak. Two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires’...

RHODE ISLAND – The “Raise the Bar on Resident Care” report released by the District 1199 SEIU New England union demands legislative action for what the group calls a “resident care crisis in Rhode...

MONTANA – The Montana Mediation Association (MtMA)has received a Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Grant to delay and possibly prevent resident discharges from Montana nursing homes. The $5,000 grant...

Illinois is attempting to make it easier for people with criminal records to get a job in the healthcare industry after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a new measure at the end of July.  In Illinois,...

Know what would trigger a deep cleaning. “From a cleaning perspective and when to give detail to proper cleaning, that is the challenge,” says Len Sears, director of sales at ProCare Medical. Nursing...

As the bariatric population in long-term care continues to grow, companies are making sure providers know about new incontinence options. Cutting Edge Healthcare announced in August it had launched a new...

Cantex Continuing Care Network and Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries announced last month that, along with Netsmart, they were launching the Netsmart Referral Manager. This system allows more efficiency,...

»CareWorx Fully Managed announced a partnership with Cliniconex, which offers a family engagement solution designed to return time to care through workflow automation. The goal is to make the Ottawa-based...

A nursing home operator in Arkansas has taken aim at the Community Compassion Center brand, alleging in court that the competitor running those facilities is using nonprofit status to avoid accountability. ...

Plaintiffs’ attorneys in a $4.1 million negligence case can keep most of the additional $1.3 million in legal fees granted by a lower court as “reasonable” reimbursement, an Illinois panel has ruled....