NRAs are relatively rare in the SNF industry, but the time has come. The industry needs new tactics to reduce the cost of risk.
Six fundamentals of worker engagement
By
Cord Himelstein
Dec 21, 2015
Employee engagement is much more than simply making sure workers and residents are satisfied.
Lower the temperature and see a whittled waistline?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 05, 2016
I found results of a recent study bittersweet. They showed that lower home temperatures in the winter were associated with lower waist measurements. Specifically, elderly adults grow bigger in the middle...
Understanding the role of technology in outbreak management: Lessons learned from COVID-19 and more
By
Oliver Schacht
Jun 11, 2020
When an infectious disease outbreak emerges, healthcare administrators in long-term care facilities face the difficult task of monitoring the situation within their own facility, state and region while...
It’s not just charity that should begin at home
By
John O'Connor
Feb 27, 2017
Long-term care operators tend to be a nervous lot. Rightfully so.
Nursing homes and loopholes, a love story
By
John O'Connor
Aug 31, 2015
You can bet that nursing home-hired actuaries, lawyers, consultants and other assorted bean counters are going over new rules with a fine-tooth comb. They are looking for the next generation of potential...
Hoping for some ‘observation stay’ sanity
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 10, 2013
It was welcome news Tuesday to learn that the confirmation hearing for the person who could officially wind up holding the purse strings for most nursing home payments was civil. Even better was the nominee...
Let nurses take the wheel
By
Nov 29, 2017
At the end of the day, who’s really making sure a resident’s move to a skilled nursing facility is the right one?
How providers can achieve control with risky value-based pay schemes, diversification
Sep 13, 2022
Fred Bentley of ATI Advisory joins McKnight’s Executive Editor James M. Berklan in a Newsmakers podcast to discuss what value-based payment options are growing in popularity, and what providers of all...
Don’t forget trauma-informed care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 15, 2018
Even as we support those brave healthcare providers who kept residents and patients safe during the California wildfire that killed dozens, we can’t lose sight for one second those who survive. They...