Seniors in the western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh area are getting to know first-hand the benefits of telemedicine through the use of health-monitoring devices that look like a regular sports watch. An article on CNBC.com explains that Lutheran SeniorLife is a faith-based, nonprofit organization in Pennsylvania that runs senior living communities.…
A bedbug infestation was discovered last week at the Liberty Nursing and Rehabilitation Home in Allentown. But by the week’s end, work to clean up the problem was scheduled to be finished, according to an article on McCall.com. When the issue came to light, an exterminator was called in and…
Rest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation in Schuylkill Haven was on the agenda of the commissioners’ meeting last week. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, the home is facing financial issues. The county owned nursing home used money from the general fund to pay expenses in 2013. Although that money…
Over-medicating of older adults, especially those in nursing homes, has come to light in news and studies across the nation. And now the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are taking steps to make sure that Medicare Part D is not part of the problem. According to an article…
Next week, Cumberland County Commissioners should vote on awarding the contract for renovations to Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the county’s nursing home. The renovations would turn unused buildings into a state-of-the-art, short-term rehab center. The short-term rehab center would bring in about 39 temporary residents recovering from procedures like…
Carneys Point Care Center in Carneys Point Township, NJ, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for serious violations involving workplace hazards. According to an article on NJ.com, the nursing home underwent an OSHA inspection in May. Now they are facing ten…
A few weeks ago, we blogged about Butler County hiring a real estate company to evaluate the county-owned nursing home, Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Now that county commissioners are working on the 2014 budget, they must make a decision on whether to sell the county home or not. According…
A new study by the U.S. National Institutes of Heath has reported that newer, high-density foam mattresses used in nursing homes may not need to be turned every two hours as a way of preventing pressure ulcers, or bedsores. According to an article on NewsDay.com, the findings were recently published…
After decades as Beaver County’s county-run nursing home, it was announced this week that Friendship Ridge has been sold to a New Jersey company, Comprenhensive HealthCare Management Services. According to an article on the Post-Gazette.com, the deal to sell the 600-bed facility, the third largest nursing home in Pennsylvania, was…
Earlier this month, Oklahoma became the third state to pass a law allowing residents of long-term care facilities to have surveillance cameras in their rooms. According to an article on ABAJournal.com, Oklahoma joins New Mexico and Texas and will allow cameras in a resident’s room if a consent form is…