Remaining Mariner Health facilities now being monitored for staffing levels … FDA could bless new COVID booster shots today … Judge orders closure of CT nursing home, over objection of residents, staff...
LeadingAge’s Sloan defends nonprofits after Biden attack on nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2023
The nation’s top advocate for nonprofit nursing homes struck back hard Wednesday after President Biden heavily criticized nursing homes.
Adapt, or the desire for flexibility will drive workers away, providers warned in McKnight’s survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
Flexibility, already a major buzz word in the skilled nursing sector, is becoming an even more critical tool for hiring managers and building leaders in 2023, results of the latest McKnight’s Mood of...
Nursing homes reveal widespread emergency planning barriers in new OIG report
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
More than three-quarters of US nursing homes in areas at high risk for natural disasters face significant challenges in preparing for them, estimates a new federal report issued early Wednesday.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 6
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
Nursing home staffing mandate puts assisted living communities at risk of losing workers, experts say … Latest DOL report shows demand for healthcare workers still outpaces supply … Planned Labor Day...
Unfunded staffing mandate’s financial requirements a ‘fantasy,’ observers say
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2023
Though a costly national nursing home staffing mandate proposed Friday offers no new financial support for operators, it could trigger more reporting requirements as the federal government tries to spur...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 5
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 05, 2023
Nursing home occupancy reaches 2023 high … OIG releases strategic plan to oversee managed care integrity, efficiency … Town board approves workforce housing as part of nursing home revamp
[UPDATED] CMS issues first-ever nursing home staffing mandate
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James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
US nursing homes would have at least three years to provide a minimum of 0.55 hours of care by a registered nurse and 2.45 hours by a nurse aide per resident day under a first-ever proposed federal staffing...
Stuck in the middle, LTC pharmacies could be dangerously squeezed by drug price negotiations
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
Any lower drug prices that result from White House efforts to negotiate on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries may lead to short-term gains for nursing homes, but there also could be a steep price to pay...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 1
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2023
After securing 27% raise for some employees, union will file labor complaint over insurance change … Study: Ultraviolet light has no measurable impact on healthcare-associated superbug infections …...