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.
AI-shortened nursing home stays fuel drive for potential class action suit against insurer
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 17, 2023
The nation’s largest insurer is illegally using AI to wrongfully force seniors from nursing homes, a potential class action lawsuit alleges.
Medicare Advantage plans banking on non-medical home care needs
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
An exploding number of Medicare Advantage plans are working with home care providers to provide non-medical services ranging from therapeutic massage to grocery store transportation, according to benefit...
An innovative temperature-taking approach that protects staff members has won CareOne a Gold in the Safety category in the Senior Living track 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
Effects of SCOTUS ruling in Talevski case could reach far beyond nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Nursing homes under county or state control could see an explosion of lawsuits following a Thursday US Supreme Court ruling maintaining the right of nursing home residents and their survivors to sue in...
Juniper Communities wins Tech Awards Gold with website making Virtual Connections
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 30, 2020
When real estate investment trust LTC Properties approached Juniper Communities, one its operators, back in March offering support at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a bright idea virtually popped...
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.
Fifth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event dazzles
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2023
Dozens of senior living, skilled nursing and home care leaders and frontline workers became celebrities for a few hours Monday night in Chicago, where they were feted at the 2023 McKnight’s Women of...
Analysis of antiseptics
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Data-driven strategies, acute-care solutions and natural ingredients will become increasingly important in the battle against HAIs and communicable diseases.
Congress advisers back permanent telehealth expansions, look to nix in-person rule for behavioral telehealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2024
Maintaining Medicare access to telehealth services must remain a priority, members of a congressional advisory panel said Thursday.