CMS proposes 1.3% pay increase — with plenty of strings attached
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Kimberly Marselas
Danielle Brown
Apr 09, 2021
A proposal that would boost Medicare payments to skilled nursing providers by 1.3% next fiscal year also could trigger additional reporting requirements and increase the potential for penalties.
One on One with McKnight’s
Apr 07, 2021
With increased attention on the distribution of the various COVID-19 vaccines, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities must be sure to still remain vigilant on another crucial area of safety...
Want to know where your employees go at shift’s end? This map may tell you.
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 07, 2021
Never has it been so important for skilled nursing providers to know what their employees are doing when they leave the building. Amid a pandemic, it appears, one of the most dangerous places an employee...
April 20: Electrostatic spraying — an infection control technology for the future
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2021
A special McKnight’s webinar at 1 p.m. ET on April 20 will explore electrostatic spraying and how it can help streamline surface disinfection practices.
LTC workers are reporting crisis-level burdens. Could this on-the-job stress management program make...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2021
Long-term care providers reported stress approaching severe levels even as the pandemic’s death march waned, according to early analysis of a survey that included nearly 1,200 healthcare and senior care...
Nurse turnover rates linked to quality and payment woes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2021
Median turnover among nursing staff in skilled nursing hit 94% in 2017 and 2018, according to an analysis that included virtually all U.S. facilities.
Pivoting providers: SNFs focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2021
Skilled facilities focusing on transitional care and rehab welcome COVID-19 patients, and offer road map for post-pandemic industry as providers seek to broaden appeal and build census.
Skilled nursing providers aren’t winners in $2T infrastructure plan, but bigger prize may be on horizon
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
The $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan unveiled Wednesday evening by President Joe Biden leaves out many of the ambitious healthcare proposals he campaigned on.
Clinical uncertainty about risk of dying may have led to higher COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths among...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
Nursing home operators and community health officials may have a powerful new weapon for protecting residents in the near term, and against public healthcare emergencies.
Skilled nursing staff blamed: COVID-19 outbreaks continue to hinder visits, angering residents and families
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
Some families’ hopes of visiting loved ones inside their nursing homes are being dashed by ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks among staff, and they may be poised to turn their anger toward vaccine-hesitant workers.