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Plaintiffs’ lawyers gaining edge against nursing homes with staffing issues
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 29, 2023
Plaintiff attorneys looking to jam up nursing homes now have a plethora of data points on which to base their cases, according to legal experts
CNA hourly pay nears $19 average, while admins score major gains of their own: salary survey
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2023
Nursing home salaries — including those of executives — continued their upward trajectory with many facilities responding to staffing shortfalls by increasing hourly rates and offering signing bonuses,...
Put lawmakers’ feet to fire
Jun 01, 2008
Everybody wants to fix Connecticut’s nursing homes. The problem is, the fix elected officials have in mind is empty rhetoric, and it could do more damage than good.
SNF deficiencies declining, but staffing still lower than recommended: report
By
Jul 12, 2017
The average number of deficiencies per nursing home has dropped in recent years, but staffing levels are still falling short of what some experts recommend, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family...
Responding to staffing agency profit misconceptions
By
Jaime Tall
Sep 27, 2023
In response to the article published in McKnight’s on September 11, 2023, titled “Profiteering by Nursing Agencies Predicted as Providers Weigh Staffing Mandate,” I feel compelled to provide...
Odds of nurse flight jump 50% in 10 months
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
Nearly a third of U.S. registered nurses are considering leaving their current patient-care role, according to the latest survey on healthcare worker attitudes from research firm McKinsey.
Study: Shorter hospital stays hike death risk, rehab problems after hip fracture
By
John Hall
Feb 26, 2015
Older patients need longer hospital stays after hip fractures or risk premature death, researchers assert this week in the British Medical Journal.
Groups of US senators and attorneys general defend proposed staffing rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 09, 2023
Fifteen state attorneys general and 12 US senators have submitted separate group letters strongly supporting the proposed nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Report: Facilities grew in size, number of residents from 1977 to 1999
By
Haymarket Media
May 12, 2005
As nursing homes have grown in size so has the overall number of residents. But residents are staying for a shorter length of time than they used to and more are getting discharged.