May 20, 2013 Kathleen Mears
blog
What a difference a year makes as Kathleen Mears updates us on her facility's "plant lady," who no longer is allowed to exercise her "green thumb" to grow hardy, healthy plants that staff and residents enjoy.
May 17, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Senior Editor
news
The Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing and CareSpeak Communications develop a patient-centric medications reminder service to improve seniors' medication compliance.
May 17, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Ignoring evacuation plans may become costly for Louisiana facilities that do not have adequate systems in place to move their residents out of harm's way.
May 16, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
CMS’ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announces a significantly smaller and more-focused project list for Round Two of the funding awards.
May 16, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Signature HealthCARE has acquired six facilities from Kindred Healthcare, increasing Signature’s national presence to 78 facilities.
May 16, 2013 Mark Hagland, Healthcare Informatics
news
Tavenner is the first permanent administrator of that federal agency to be confirmed in nearly a decade.
May 15, 2013 Pamela Tabar, Editor-in-Chief
news
This week’s Medicare fraud sting operation involved nearly 100 people across multiple states, including physicians, nurses and therapists.
May 15, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
While quality and satisfaction scores have improved, skilled nursing facilities need to continue to improve and adapt to government policy and reimbursement cuts to survive.
May 14, 2013 Sandra Hoban, Managing Editor
news
Counting sheep, warm milk and a quiet room are not cure-all remedies for insomnia. A recent study finds that sleeplessness may predict the need for extended care.
May 14, 2013 Gabriel Bach, PhD, MBA
article
Every country in the world--from Argentina to Zimbabwe--is confronted with the problem of caring for its elderly and paying for that care. Here's a firsthand look at how senior care is provided at a facility in France.
