Advocate Aurora Health's post-acute care division partnered with Medline to develop in-person clinical simulations for over 400 nurses to improve wound care outcomes.
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The city of Chicago on Nov. 19 launched a nurse home-visiting program for new mothers, reports Chicago Tribune.
About 5 percent of nursing homes — or 760 of 15,262 facilities — have been tagged with an icon alerting consumers of abuse, neglect or exploitation citations since CMS updated its Nursing Home Compare website Oct. 23, The Wall Street…
Ohio health officials reported a case of Legionnaires' disease at Continuing Healthcare of Mentor Nov. 18.
A certified nursing assistant at Worcester, Mass.-based Lutheran Rehabilitation and Skilled Care tried to cover up a patient death caused by a fall from a mechanical lift, according to a report from the Department of Public Health cited by Boston…
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A Washington senator is calling for increased Medicaid reimbursement rates amid a series of nursing home closures, according to NPR affiliate KUOW.
A nurse home visiting program for new mothers in North Carolina is proving to be an effective care model that is gaining traction in other states, reports U.S. News & World Report.
A veteran suffering from an infection in North Carolina had to wait weeks for an appointment with a specialist, despite a new program meant to provide faster access to specialists when Veterans Affairs can't see patients quickly, according to CBS…
LHC Group and Lifepoint Health have expanded their existing partnership through the purchase of one home health provider and two hospice providers.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health collectively issued $28,440 in fines to four nursing homes for violations resulting in patient harm, according to the Connecticut Post.