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NLRB final rule accelerates union elections
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) yesterday passed a final rule on union elections that provider groups contend…
News December 23A clearer picture of assisted living nationwide
Because the government doesn’t have enough data on unregulated residential care facilities, the National Center for Health Statistics,…
Projects December 22Hospital discharge summaries often delayed; may affect nursing home re-hospitalizations
Summary reports that follow discharged hospital patients to a nursing home are frequently delayed and sometimes incomplete, according…
News December 22Stepping out to stop Alzheimer’s; residents present $95,000 gift for staff
Alzheimer’s disease is not going away anytime soon and the number of those suffering from the affliction or…
Projects December 22Kentucky association requests review panels for nursing home lawsuits
The Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities is requesting the creation of a state law that would put…
News December 21NCPA: Changes to LTC pharmacy consultants ‘jeopardize rural healthcare’
Changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could create turmoil for independent community pharmacies…
News December 21Not home for the holidays
I have happy childhood memories of spending “The Holidays” with family. The circle included my mom and dad,…
Projects December 2110 anticipated psychosocial needs of baby boomers
We’ve heard the rumblings of the coming generation in the voices of our “young” residents in their 50s…
Projects December 2110 top LTC news stories of 2011
What a rollercoaster ride this year it was for long-term care professionals. With no rest for the weary…
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