‘Alarming’ nurse turnover rates linked to quality, payment woes in major new nursing home study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2021
Skilled nursing’s employee turnover problem — long linked to issues with quality of care — is much worse than previously reported, according to a massive analysis published Monday.
With 41% leap in nursing home costs, ‘doing nothing’ not an option: AHCA
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
After two years in which nursing homes have been pilloried in the media and come under increased regulatory scrutiny, the nation’s top provider organization hopes two days of in-person meetings with...
Risk-bearing execs: Operators need to ‘make some noise’ to make some money
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 10, 2021
Skilled nursing providers looking to take on risk for long-term viability need to start getting creative, warn two executives in the business of connecting payers and providers in value-based partnerships.
Part-time option means more juggling for infection control staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2022
While nursing homes have had six years to prepare for new infection preventionist guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed last week they will not necessarily need to appoint someone...
An inside look at one state’s push to keep at least 90% of LTC residents vaccinated
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 07, 2021
Long-term care residents in Ohio were among the first in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 1,500 facilities there are now participating in a state program that seeks to maintain momentum.
What long-term care operators are doing to comply with federal vaccination rule by first deadline
By
Danielle Brown
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2021
It’s all hands on deck as long-term care operators quickly develop implementation plans to comply with the new federal COVID-19 vaccination rule for workers with the first deadline just over three weeks...
ProMedica Senior Care betting on partners with ‘skin in the game’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2021
A hospital-to-skilled nursing conversion project uniting ProMedica and Ohio’s MetroHealth is the first of several collaborations the giant senior care operator is planning to launch this year. It’s...
OnPointe CEO: Pandemic should be catalyst for payment changes, shedding ‘wrong strategy’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2021
Some look at the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and question how they can make their buildings safer. Eric Tanner, CEO of transitional and skilled care specialist OnPointe, sees the crisis as a launching point...
On the ‘go’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2017
In-bed washes and adaptive bathroom equipment keep comfort a reality
The new normal? COVID-19 precautions and innovations drive daily life even as vaccinations rise, cases...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2021
As COVID-19 began its death march through long-term care facilities early last spring, Principle LTC President and CEO Lynn Hood opened a Special Care Unit to treat infected patients from many of her chain’s...