McKnight’s LTC Mood of the Market Survey: 40% say opportunities for advancement not good
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 11, 2019
When it comes to career advancement, many leaders aren’t expecting much help from their bosses, and anticipate even less from their employers. But location and company size can affect perceptions here,...
Profile: Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D.
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
At first blush, unflappable LeadingAge Board Chairwoman Kathryn Roberts, Ph.D., is not the type of person whom one asks to hold her boots.
Nursing home administrators’ median annual salary rose 3.94% this year, the biggest leap in three years and the fifth straight increase of 2.95% or higher. The uptick raised administrators’...
Provider sues agency for routine overbilling, unscrupulous practices that led to $5M bill
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2024
A multi-facility skilled nursing operator has filed a lawsuit against the staffing platform Nursa, alleging the app-based agency routinely overbilled for staff that failed to show up for shifts and refused...
Regulator insists brutal honesty from providers can turn the tide on Medicaid
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 18, 2022
DENVER — Despite perceptions of state officials being unapproachable or reluctant to help long-term care providers, the right provider stories can influence policies and help shift funding in the right...
After leading in COVID-19 drug trials, a nursing home chain now partners on dementia drug
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2022
Principle LTC, operator of 45 nursing homes in the Southeast, is building on its successful role in testing a key drug for COVID-19 prevention and treatment to launch trials of a new Alzheimer drug.
State News for May 2017
May 06, 2017
Montana — An increase in Montana’s tobacco tax could help nursing homes, under legislation currently being debated.
How to do it… Wander care
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 07, 2006
With the number of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia expected to skyrocket in the coming years, providers will continue to face challenges from wanderers. Conducting...
Feds wait for lowered vaccine efficacy to recommend COVID-19 booster shots
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 22, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will not be necessary until mRNA vaccines become less effective, federal health officials say. But immunocompromised Americans are potential near-term recipients, they told...
Sabra CEO: National providers ‘can’t do it anymore’
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
CHICAGO — It’s official: bigger is not better when it comes to investing in skilled nursing facilities. Owners should concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners to mold into agile units with...