This nursing home aims to reduce agency dependence by adding housing for local staff
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Kimberly Marselas
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 09, 2023
A proposed nursing home in a New England resort town will feature a fairly uncommon way to attract staff: 48 units of subsidized housing on a campus shared with dozens of local elders.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 9
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 09, 2023
New Ohio task force holds first nursing home listening session … Guardianship pay, lax oversight under fire as nursing home residents go underserved … Docs join insurers in pushing back against proposed...
McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards showcase inspirational leaders in inaugural live event
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
More than 200 aging services professionals, business partners and supporters celebrated a who’s-who of industry veterans in grand style during the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ceremony Tuesday...
Mega-merger that would fold Good Sam, Ebenezer into one organization faces new scrutiny
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
Weeks after agreeing to delay its merger efforts to appease Minnesota regulators, Good Samaritan Society’s parent company is facing a fresh challenge in South Dakota.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 8
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
SNF operating costs increase at nearly twice the rate of revenue: 2023 Marcum Benchmark study … South Dakota Senate defeats effort to fund nursing homes at 100% of costs … Three years after opening,...
State news roundup
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2023
MASSACHUSETTS — Four nursing homes in the same county announced they would close by June, chased out of the state by a “reconfiguring” reform meant to improve the quality of care.
Painting a picture too bright for reality
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2023
For much of the pandemic, skilled nursing providers have leaned on storytelling to paint a picture of their daily battle for patients’ lives and for the industry’s own livelihood. But as we approach...
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 7
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2023
COVID outbreak kills 5, admissions stopped as facility’s total cases approach 100 … Nursing home staff help identify resident as woman missing for 30 years … Washington to end its mask mandate for...
Nursing homes reimagine caregiver roles for new era
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2023
In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.
Now many are pushing lawmakers...
Breaking agency to boost speciality potential: Vivage’s Jay Moskowitz
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2023
Just a year after deciding not to renew 11 leases it held with Omega Healthcare Investors, Vivage Senior Living is moving forward with a merger it hopes will reinvigorate innovative programs across its...