September 01, 2017

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in August that 10 operators of Illinois long-term care facilities can move forward with a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Healthcare and...

Seniors with vitamin D deficiency may face more than 12 times an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study published in August.

Lifts and other transfer equipment often get a bad rap with residents and reluctant staff. Misinformation can be rife, initial encounters uncomfortable. Yet these devices can be invaluable for staff and...

With the help of customer relationship management tools, providers and sales reps can manage their referrals, improve census and track missed opportunities

Minimum Data Set coordinators serve vital functions in today’s skilled nursing facilities — their ability to dig deep is so critical that one software executive likens it to navigating the Andromeda...

A few years ago, the United Auto Workers eyed the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, MI, north of Detroit, as the potential site for a community center. Given the property’s history and...

Quality Care Properties kept the heat on HCR ManorCare top managers, announcing in mid-August that it had begun the process of appointing an independent receiver to oversee the provider’s skilled...

A giant new skilled nursing-assisted living chain was given birth in August, when shareholders of Sabra Health Care REIT and Care Capital Properties voted to approve a deal that would combine the two into...

With implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new emergency preparedness rules on the horizon, United Hebrew of New Rochelle took its disaster drills up a notch.

“Usually I’ll go over my planner and peruse that. I just got into bullet journaling. The idea is that if you write something down and you didn’t do it, is it worth it to move it forward...