An intervention for older adults with recent injuries had a positive impact on anxiety and depression when it started, but ...
Neuropathy — a result of nerve damage that can cause pain and numbness in hands and feet that can lead to falls, infection ...
Kurt Merkelz, MD, led the recent standardization of best practices throughout Compassus through the development of tools and ...
Long-term care providers will likely see their professional liability and property insurance rates climb again this year, but experts at a global financial services firm predict those cost increases ...
For one special late-April night, nursing home residents were the center of attention at 17 buildings across New England.
John Swanson turned personal struggle and pain into inspiration after the experience of seeing his father’s freedom of ...
It’s been more than four years since the onset of the tragic pandemic that took the lives of nearly a quarter million vulnerable older adults living in ...
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While a new Medicaid transparency rule for nursing homes doesn’t go as far as a similar measure dictating how home and personal care providers spend their money, data collected through new reporting ...
A week after the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board approved a $24 minimum wage for CNAs, a group of elected lawmakers fell short in their attempt to create exceptions and funding for ...
The McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards + Summit returns for another year — bigger and better than ever, with expanded categories and more opportunities to win and celebrate innovation in ...
Antiseptic soap and nasal decolonization can prevent infection and hospitalization among nursing home residents — a simple intervention more facilities should use, Susan Huang, MD, the medical ...