The Fairfax, a Sunrise Senior Living military community, was named the first senior community certified as a wildlife sanctuary last October, thanks to resident and retired Navy Captain James Harkin.
Lifting the spirits
By
Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
With resident choice and person-centered care on the rise, some rules and procedures should remain non-negotiable when it comes to lifting, bathing processes
3-D technology may hasten denture sizing for residents
By
Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
A new device that uses holography to scan the insides of patients’ mouths decreases the time needed to measure for dentures from days down to mere minutes.
For most seniors, diabetes is uncontrolled
By
Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
Only about 30% of older Americans have control over their diabetes, the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found.
Pain driving many back into hospital, CMS study shows
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Holly Petrovich
Sep 04, 2015
About 23% of skilled nursing patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge due to moderate or severe pain, a recent study from the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services shows.
CA facility allegedly fires employees with disabilities: EEOC
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 07, 2015
A California senior living corporation discriminates against employees with disabilities, a new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleges. But the CEO of the company rebuts the accusations,...
Terminated providers seek refuge across state lines: OIG
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 06, 2015
About 12% of providers terminated from one state Medicaid program continued participating in other states’ Medicaid programs, according to a report from the Office of Inspector General.
Providers may ‘Yelp’ at review website’s newest feature
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 06, 2015
A new addition to the Yelp website will let consumers examine payment and ratings information about skilled care facilities, The Washington Post reported.
I couldn’t live without … TotalVue
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Working from his REM Laundry office in Versailles, KY, Mark Moore manages his company’s contract laundry services for nursing homes all over the country through a new cloud-based monitoring and reporting...
Connecting kids with seniors
By
Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
After teaching kids most of her life, 101-year-old Grace Cloninger enjoyed interacting with children at her retirement community in Sacramento, CA.