More investment in HCBS needed to end reliance on nursing homes, expert tells senators
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Congressional leaders need to dedicate more Medicaid funding to home- and community-based services for people with long-term care needs to reduce their dependence on nursing home care and better help family...
Long wait times for licenses complicate nurse hiring
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Nurses are growing increasingly frustrated with significant delays getting licenses needed to work in new states, an accommodation employers increasingly need to address severe staffing shortages.
Judge approves sale of bankrupt nursing home chain
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
An East Coast-based developer making inroads in multiple healthcare sectors has been cleared to take over a struggling Iowa nursing home chain with 10 facilities.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 24
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
Pharmerica names first woman president … Ohio’s nursing home camera law now in effect … Nursing home residents could be being over treated for diabetes
NY nursing home workers unite for Ukrainian relief effort
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
A group of New York nursing home workers have come together to help Ukrainian relief efforts by turning their facilities into drop-off centers for supplies that will later be sent to those impacted by...
Providers may face emergency if PHE ends prematurely: AHCA
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
An extension of the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration through the end of 2022 is critical to ensure long-term care providers have the necessary resources to respond to the ongoing crisis, the...
Share of nursing facilities reporting staffing shortages declines
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Less nursing homes are reporting at least one staffing shortage through the end of February, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
HHS releasing another $413 million in Provider Relief Funds
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Nursing homes waiting for COVID-19 relief payments now have another opportunity to receive them after the federal government announced it would distribute another $413 million from the Provider Relief...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 23
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Hackensack Meridian Health to sell large majority of LTC facilities to Complete Care … OSHA sets hearing date for COVID-19 healthcare worker rule … NY providers push back as attorney general, union...
CMS: Quality measure threshold changes coming
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities have an additional tool to measure their own quality improvement efforts under a new change to the quality measures rating domain.