Provider seeks dismissal of class-action suit over alleged immigrant labor law violations … CCRC adopts Journeys memory care model … Connecticut launches grant program for home healthcare worker safety...
Meet Maureen Rizzo, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 23, 2024
Maureen Rizzo, senior executive director at Generations Senior Living in Strongsville, OH, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Disparities in post-acute stroke care depend on insurance status
Jul 17, 2024
Uninsured patients had the lowest odds of facility versus home discharge and home healthcare discharge versus home without home healthcare.
Enacted bill shows that dementia resources are ‘high priority,’ industry advocate says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2024
A long-term care provider advocate in South Carolina says that recently passed legislation “makes it clear that improving resources and access to care for those with Alzheimer’s disease is a high priority”...
Supreme Court decisions could be costly in long run, with ‘ripple effect’ for businesses, attorneys...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 23, 2024
Recent Supreme Court decisions could pose long-term ripple effects for businesses.
Meet Myra Punla, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
Myra Punla, director of nursing at HumanGood Piedmont Gardens in Oakland, CA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Blood test results can enhance assessment of cancer risk
Aug 09, 2024
In men and women aged 60 years and older the positive predictive value for cancer exceeded the 3% risk threshold used by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for recommending urgent...
ChatGPT only gets diagnoses correct half of the time
Aug 08, 2024
An analysis shows some medical education benefits, however, such as simplifying medical concepts and offering guidance on differential diagnoses.
Grant winners expected to spur tech innovation
By
John O'Connor
Jul 23, 2024
The South Dakota Department of Human Services is awarding $2 million in technology equipment grants to 73 long-term care providers across South Dakota. More than 100 operators applied for support through...
Proposed long-term care oversight package brings mixed bag for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2024
Legislation aiming to improve quality and oversight of senior living communities and nursing homes in Massachusetts being seen as a mixed bag by one assisted living association.