Researchers’ app finally lets nursing homes and hospitals talk the same info-sharing language
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 18, 2023
Attempting to reduce rehospitalizations, researchers have developed a new app allowing hospitals and nursing homes info-sharing capability.
State high court decisions keep COVID immunity in play but define scope
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability. The rulings put senior...
McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards showcase inspirational leaders at inaugural live event
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
More than 200 aging services professionals, business partners and supporters celebrated a who’s-who of industry veterans Tuesday during the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ceremony.
Good Samaritan Society to exit 15 states, trim capacity by 30 percent
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 12, 2023
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, the country’s second-largest not-for-profit senior living and care organization, plans to exit 15 states and reduce its resident and patient count by approximately...
House members launch new caucus focused on long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2022
A new congressional caucus will focus on concerns specific to the long-term care sector, lawmakers and provider representatives announced at a briefing here Tuesday.
Private equity ownership of nursing homes under federal investigation
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2022
The federal government’s focus on private equity ownership in nursing homes is just a “red herring” for lawmakers, one leader said after the launch of a new probe into the matter.
Providers rethink pre-employment drug tests as marijuana use becomes legal in more states
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
With medical marijuana now legal in three-fourths of all states, some long-term care employers say that pre-employment testing is weeding out otherwise ideal job candidates.
‘Phenomenal’ HUD budget aims to increase supply for seniors
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2022
President Joe Biden proposed a nearly 20% budget increase Monday for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, targeting more than $1 billion to support housing for older adults and those with disabilities.
New ProMedica Senior Care president outlines vision for nonprofit’s future
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2021
A plan to collaborate on two new skilled nursing facilities in the Atlanta area is emblematic of ProMedica Senior Care’s focus on transitions of care as an operational bulwark, the Toledo, OH-based nonprofit’s...
Look, feel of long-term care needs redesign, expert says
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
New combined payment category could include current assisted living residents and traditional skilled nursing patients.