Read the digital edition of the March 2022 print issue here. Select excerpts from this month’s magazine can also be found below.
60 seconds with … Steve Lindsey
Mar 01, 2022
A 60-second interview with CEO Steve Lindsey on Ilumin, the new parent organization of Garden Spot Communities, Allegheny Lutheran Social Ministries and Liberty Lutheran Services.
CMS ‘heartless’ for its big nursing home pay cut proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
Providers are struggling with the federal government’s “heartless” decision to decrease pay for SNFs by $320 million in fiscal 2023.
‘Embrace’ staffing measures in new CMS pay rule, expert advises
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
While proposed funding cuts grabbed the spotlight in the administration’s newly offered nursing home pay rule Monday, also within it are some highly noteworthy plans regarding President Joe Biden’s...
Congress ‘must prohibit’ REITs from operating nursing homes, lawmaker says in scathing letter
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
A U.S. Congressman is seeking to put additional scrutiny on nursing homes with certain investors.
Pandemic bump in antipsychotics use raises questions about long-term care outcomes
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
The findings raise questions about the short- and long-term effects on the quality of care and health outcomes for residents, the authors say.
Lawmakers want $1 billion pay raise for long-term care, other workers to address shortages
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
Long-term care, and other direct care workers, could be in line for a $1 billion investment to boost their pay under a proposal from Minnesota lawmakers.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 12
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 12, 2022
1% state Medicaid increase still not enough, providers say … Wisconsin nursing home voting data was not unusual despite voter fraud claims … Maine nursing homes doubtful lawmakers will come through...
Bridge temporary nurse aides to CNAs now, before waiver ends, AHCA warns
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 11, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities in states where there aren’t any training delays should be actively working to transition all of their temporary nurse aides to certified status “as soon as possible,”...
Rise in antipsychotics prescriptions during pandemic warrant closer look, feds say
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 11, 2022
A federal study has found that prescriptions for antipsychotic medication in nursing homes and assisted living facilities increased by 7.4% during the first quarter, or first three months, of the pandemic.