New information technology products are vital, but they are seldom inexpensive. That makes it critical for providers, who are typically saddled with tight budgets, to learn how to implement new IT products...
End of lockouts for in-house CNA training in sight?
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2019
A skilled nursing advocate is praising a renewed effort by U.S. lawmakers that would allow providers to reinstate certified nursing aide training programs at facilities that have been assessed significant...
Physiatrists: Optimizing and expediting PAC
By
Lauren Evans
Aug 10, 2017
With Medicare essentially stamping “declined” on more and more attempts to discharge post-acute patients to inpatient rehab facility care, skilled nursing facilities have become the preferred...
Immigration reform won’t solve long-term care’s fundamental staffing challenge
By
John O'Connor
Apr 05, 2013
Long-term care operators are understandably giddy about the sudden prospect of immigration reform. But they might want to curb their enthusiasm.
Staffing for the ‘new’ LTC/post-acute care the focus of Aug. 19 webcast
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 05, 2014
Attendees at a free McKnight’s webcast Aug. 19 will hear how frontline execs have found success battling new caregiving challenges in long-term and post-acute care. The event will feature, among...
Senators warn of ‘unintended consequences,’ closed VA nursing homes if staffing mandate is enacted
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 20, 2023
A pair of US Senators have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to stop the proposed federal staffing rule for nursing homes, saying that “unintended consequences” of the mandate could...
Women of Distinction 2019: Jennifer Cisneros
Aug 22, 2019
Jennifer Cisneros, a 2019 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star, talks about what motivates her.
Ventilator disconnection that led to resident death prompted increase in staffing, report notes
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 07, 2019
A ventilator leak at a Minnesota nursing home led to a resident’s death last year, causing the facility to become more aggressive in monitoring, a new report finds.
Bill would bring equal pay and protections for agency nurses
By
Joe Bush
Nov 29, 2022
The first bill of its kind in the US would mandate that employers pay temporary workers, on average, as much as regular, direct-hire employees who do the same or similar work. The temp workers, who include...
GPOs help LTC facilities navigate rising costs
Dec 16, 2015
Healthcare group purchasing organizations are on the front lines of helping their long-term care facility partners confront these new challenges.