LeadingAge on Wednesday urged federal policymakers “to address the needs of older adults living in other congregate and community-based settings” in addition to the needs of nursing home residents...
Town’s only nursing facility converting to ALF, as national study finds ‘dangerously low’ occupancy...
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 03, 2020
Amid deteriorating finances that don’t allow for much-needed building infrastructure updates, the only skilled nursing facility in the town of Norton, MA, will be closing by early next year and will...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Paul Willging
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Liza Berger
Nov 02, 2020
OBRA ’87, the landmark federal law that greatly enhanced the regulation of nursing homes, marked a turning point for long-term care. Paul Willging, Ph.D., who led the American Health Care Association...
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Aug 27, 2020
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‘Deep dive’ into staff competencies, daily operations led to facility turnaround, provider says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
Two years after assuming management of The Willows at Springhurst, formerly named Springhurst Pines Senior Living, Kentucky-based Trilogy Health Services says it has turned a deficiency-riddled campus...
Demand patterns reverse course for skilled nursing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2022
After reaching dramatic lows during the pandemic, demand patterns for skilled nursing have reversed over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Meet Johnnie Brooks, Veteran VIP honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 26, 2021
Johnnie Brooks, certified nursing home administrator, Ethica, Soperton, GA, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Veteran VIP.
Mayo, Kaiser to invest $100M in hospital-at-home company Medically Home
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 13, 2021
The Mayo Clinic and Kaiser Permanente gave the hospital-at-home model a shot in the arm Wednesday.
CDC quantifies coronavirus’s heavy toll on assisted living
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 20, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the assisted living industry, according to a new analysis of state and local data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
When it comes to COVID-19 cases in assisted living, where you live matters: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 31, 2022
When it comes to COVID-19 outbreaks in assisted living communities, where you live matters, according to the results of a new study.