Financial options could be dwindling for troubled SNFs
By
John Hall
Nov 11, 2022
Inflation concerns are palpable for some already cash-strapped facilities facing occupancy issues and closure fears.
Hospitals get more choosy
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 25, 2018
tudy of Medicare provider and claims data found hospitals are choosing to work more closely with skilled nursing facilities that use fewer resources, record shorter lengths of stay, and perform better...
Measuring nursing home quality minute by minute
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2022
If there’s one thing nursing home providers, consumer advocates and regulators can agree on when it comes to developing a minimum staffing rule, it might be just how difficult the job will be.
The full impact of PDPM on therapists remains unknown
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 11, 2019
Immediate fallout from the start of the Patient Driven Payment Model led therapy advocates to complain to federal authorities about layoffs and other adverse effects. But stakeholders on all sides agreed...
McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
Analysis: Providers push for 2020 lift of CNA lockout
By
Liza Berger
Mar 02, 2020
Other legislative priorities this year include reauthorization of the Elder Justice Act.
McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
Ask the nursing expert … about preparing for respiratory illness season
By
Amy Stewart
Nov 07, 2023
Q: How can we prepare for the coming respiratory illness season?
McKnight’s Flash Survey: Providers’ biggest struggles: missing workers, lack of PPE
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
An expanding coronavirus pandemic continued to devastate the long-term care sector on numerous fronts throughout the end of March and April, even before stories of massive numbers of deaths in facilities...
How to do it … Medication safety amid staffing woes
By
John Hall
Jun 09, 2023
Persistent workforce shortages can hamstring even the most high-functioning skilled nursing facility. Managing medications and ensuring their integrity and proper dosing are no exception.