High turnover rates and small selection pools make it more difficult to hire entry-level healthcare employees, according to a task force report.
Institutional procedures trail online education, study finds
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
As online nursing education increases in popularity, researchers are finding institutional procedures may not be keeping up.
Cyber ‘D-Day’ coming for healthcare providers, experts warn
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
As cyber attacks become an increasing global threat, the healthcare industry is not prepared, experts warn.
LTC worker shortage a ‘train wreck waiting to happen,’ expert says
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 07, 2017
Low wages and a lack of respect for direct care workers are putting the long-term care industry on a dangerous path to worker shortages, a professor warned last week.
Workforce shortage, inflation remain concerns for SNF construction
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 04, 2017
The cost of construction for both mid-level and high-level skilled nursing projects is expected to increase through the end of the term, according to a brief published Wednesday.
Focus on the resident and Requirements of Participation success will come naturally, experts say
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 02, 2017
ROSEMONT, IL — As facilities prepare for the implementation of Phase 2 for the Requirements of Participation in November, experts had a simple message for providers on Tuesday: If you are putting the...
State’s nursing home fines more than double in a year, 13-times higher over three years
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 01, 2017
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has imposed $816,000 in fines for nursing home providers during the first half of 2017.
CMS: Hospice election notices to be submitted electronically
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 31, 2017
Hospice Notice of Elections can soon be filed electronically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced via a Thursday memo.
Senate may consider block grant funding for healthcare
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 28, 2017
The Senate will potentially vote on block grants for states as part of the GOP’s effort to overhaul healthcare, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) said on Wednesday.
AHCA rallies behind veterans care access bill
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 26, 2017
Long-term care providers are praising the re-introduction of the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act by Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) on Thursday.