Pretty much any sense of personal control — in your schedule, to-do list or even life sometimes. That’s what you’ll have to give up to be a great, and happy, long-term care facility administrator....
Insulin prices scrutinized
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 08, 2018
U.S. Senators and the American Diabetes Association called for greater transparency on insulin pricing, as well as other measures to help individuals with diabetes. A new American Diabetes Association...
Ask the Legal Expert about … Overtime laws
By
John Durso
Jun 08, 2018
Some of our staff are super-diligent and work right through lunch breaks sometimes. Can we get in trouble with OSHA or other regulators if we stress to them to take their breaks but they still don’t?
Lawsuit: multiple falls, lack of pain meds before death
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
The family of a woman who died after falling while being transferred with a lift is suing her former nursing home for nearly $2.5 million. An executor for the estate of Fannye Doris Holden Scruggs Rorer...
Judge: Deaf resident can sue operator
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
A former nursing home resident who is deaf can pursue a discrimination case against the facility where she lived for more than two years because staff ignored her repeated requests for a sign language...
Upping the ante
By
John Andrews
Jun 08, 2018
Harbour’s Edge reinvests in property built in the 1980s to upgrade skilled nursing and rehabilitation segments.
How to do it … Choosing sleep meds wisely
Jun 08, 2018
There is a dizzying array of over-the-counter and prescription-strength medications designed to encourage sleep. What many providers don’t fully realize, however, is these drugs are not meant as...
Maverick blazes pet therapy trail
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
As far as visitors go, Maverick isn’t necessarily an obvious fit at the nursing homes he frequents around Australia’s capital. Sure, the 2-year-old has good manners and loves to dole out kisses....
Body sensors able to tip off gait, Alzheimer’s risk: study
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
A low-cost wearable sensor used to assess a person’s gait may help detect and monitor Alzheimer’s disease, according to research led by scientists at Newcastle University. In the study, published...
Coat of paint can make a wall interactive
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 08, 2018
A team of researchers at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University joined with Disney Research to invent a way to turn any surface into an interactive smart wall with special conductive paint. The...