1 in 3 nursing homes fall in staffing under new CMS Five-Star rating system
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday officially unveiled its updated Five-Star rating system on Wednesday.
With lofty average bed prices near $96,000, experts worry about fallout
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2022
Skilled nursing bed prices have remained strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with prices reaching $95,800 per bed during the second quarter of 2022.
Moderna vaccine better at protecting long-term care residents: study
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2022
Long-term care leaders helping residents secure COVID-19 vaccinations may want to ensure their pharmacy provider has Moderna vaccines on hand after a study found that it was better at protecting residents...
Also in the News for Thursday, July 28
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 28, 2022
House votes to extend telehealth flexibilities through 2024 …Treatment for opioid use disorder must be expanded so SNF residents have access … Next generation of COVID boosters may come sooner than...
Teamwork the solution to COVID’s ‘relentless burden,’ workers say
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 27, 2022
Well-coordinated efforts among colleagues was the key to successfully surviving the COVID-19 pandemic for a group nursing home workers who described the first two years of the pandemic as the most stressful...
Judge removed from controversial Louisiana nursing home litigation after calling lawyer a piece of (expletive)
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 27, 2022
A District Court judge will no longer be allowed to oversee multiple lawsuits related to botched Hurricane Ida evacuations because of his outwardly contentious relationship with one of the attorneys in...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 27
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 27, 2022
Lawmakers demand access to state’s nursing home COVID death data, records … HHS rule aims to strengthen nondiscrimination in healthcare … Competition for workers among providers is ‘untenable,’...
More flexibility key to nursing homes staying competitive for RNs
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
A top wage expert urged skilled nursing providers to be more flexible with shift hours and reward loyalty to their registered nurses in order to stay competitive against other healthcare sectors after...
Improve incontinence care to slow CNA turnover, researchers say
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
Urinary incontinence management systems in play a key role in nursing facilities’ CNA turnover, a survey of more than 100 directors of nursing has found.
CMS offering new tool to transition more people away from SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
The new CMS tool could wind up taking millions of dollars away from SNFs.