LTC earning seat at the table for preventing readmissions
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
Skilled-nursing leaders have long desired a seat at the table to help hospitals prevent readmissions, and a new collaboration aims to make it happen. Portland, OR-based Consonus Healthcare — which provides...
High court to consider case cutting unions’ forced fees
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
The nation’s highest court is considering a case that could weaken public unions’ dues collection efforts and ultimately limit their power. Mark Janus, an Illinois child support specialist,...
A Day in the Life: Dolls bring life to nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2018
More than two dozen residents of a Kentucky nursing home are rocking new babies to sleep each day, embracing a gift of love any parent can appreciate. Volunteer Sandy Cambron delivered 28 lifelike dolls...
Fall detection technologies rarely tested on the elderly
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
Those wearable pendants and sensors that promise to alert caregivers if a senior is about to, or has just experienced, a fall may not be as effective as they claim.
CGM limits are said to set bad precedent
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2018
Despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration approved its third continuous glucose monitoring device and incorporated a mobile app in March, Medicare beneficiaries still can’t take full...
Reader poll: What do you do to convince residents they’ve picked the right place?
Apr 08, 2018
“We have our own vision, combining hospitality and clinical touches for the highest customer satisfaction. We put cut flowers in every room. We make sure that we respond to them in a timely way and meet...
Things I Think: What the gods want
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 08, 2018
I know how much you look to me for guidance and insights in navigating the uber-complicated world of long-term care.
ManorCare files papers for bankruptcy, QCP will buy it
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
The other shoe finally dropped for the one-time largest nursing home chain in the country.
CommuniCare buys 13 SNFs
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
Cincinnati-based CommuniCare Health Services has purchased 13 long-term care facilities previously managed by Atrium Centers. With the acquisition, the privately held company expands its holding to more...
Need some success? You just need to be like Mike
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
Why would anyone who lives in the Chicago area ever need 700 more pages of Michael Jordan, I thought when I saw the gift. We all soaked up his inimitable wonder — and ungracious blemishes — for years.