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When a nursing home resident doesn’t return after hospitalization
Christmas Eve I was having fevers, feeling chilled and shaking quite a bit. I knew there was a…
Projects Read MoreHHS rule on electronic funds transfers in healthcare to save $4.5 billion
New standards for electronic funds transfers in healthcare, required by the Affordable Care Act, will reduce up to…
News Read MoreRemembering Alzheimer’s
Where do I begin?—the frightful question people ask themselves when they first hear the diagnosis of the disease.…
Projects Read MoreHIE presents boon to nonprofit
The Cathedral Square Corporation has advice for those providers who want to participate in the evolving nature of…
Projects Read MoreFree tool kit promotes Alzheimer’s/dementia education for staff
Alzheimer’s disease is the 5th leading cause of death for those over 65 years of age, as cited…
Projects Read MoreWhistleblower suit alleges AseraCare Hospice defrauded Medicare
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a complaint in a whistleblower suit against AseraCare Hospice for violating the…
News Read MoreCDC uses flu outbreak to remind LTC facilities of precautions, protocol
A recent investigation into an outbreak of respiratory infection at a facility for young adults has spurred the…
News Read MorePositive aging through technology
The Front Porch not-for-profit family of retirement communities, headquartered in Burbank, Calif., embraces a philosophy of identifying, researching…
Projects Read MoreSomething weird: Don’t park your facility van on the streets of Santa Monica
If you operate a facility in Santa Monica, Calif., and happen to have a van for transporting residents,…
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