Providers embrace worker-first scheduling, flexibilities to attract, keep workers
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2023
More than ever before, providers must personalize scheduling and build programs that speak to individual employees to attract the next generation of workers, skilled nursing and senior living leaders emphasized...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 15
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2023
Market report predicts 7.74% SNF growth over 5 years … End of extra SNAP benefits expected to push some Medicaid patients back to nursing homes … End-stage renal disease patients have flocked to Medicare...
Artificial intelligence leading to more nursing home coverage denials
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 14, 2023
Artificial intelligence is partly to blame for increasing Medicare Advantage denials, especially among beneficiaries in need of skilled nursing care, a new report finds.
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 14
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 14, 2023
California man, 23, shot to death in nursing home bed, police say … Race, geographic disparities found in 30-day readmissions for people with dementia … On the Move: AMDA Names Michelle Zinnert new...
Zinnert named new AMDA executive director
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
AMDA – The Society for Long-Term Care Medicine has appointed Michelle Zinnert, CAE, its new executive director. The announcement was made March 11 during the organization’s annual conference...
At the top, reaching higher: Long-term care leaders embrace opportunity of post-COVID inflection point
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
Some of the sector’s most distinguished leaders last week told McKnight’s they are embracing a current “inflection point” in long-term care as an opportunity to boldly reimagine...
Also in the News for Monday, March 13
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
Nursing home data breach may impact 20,000 patients in one state … More nursing licenses revoked in fake degree scam … Study urges antibiotic stewardship for pediatric post-acute patients too … Asbestos...
Providers brace for staffing rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 12, 2023
Providers were bracing for the first federal minimum staffing proposal, the details of which could have broad implications for all nursing homes.
Timing narrows on White House-led staffing rule; funding remains in question
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2023
A White House budget released Thursday proposes no new ways to recruit or pay for more nursing home workers, even as federal officials are expected to unveil a minimum staffing standard in coming weeks.
Also in the News for Friday, March 10
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2023
North Carolina group asks state to allow cameras in nursing homes … Pennsylvania ruling allowing venue-seeking in civil suits leads to medical malpractice increases in friendly courts … Texas nursing...