McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Newsmakers Podcast with Julie Thorson: Leadership: What’s...
Oct 31, 2021
Many long-term care leaders are failing to lead effectively because they consistently lack the one characteristic that must always be present. That’s according to leadership expert Julie...
Resizing operations an option for providers struggling to rebound
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 27, 2021
COVID-19’s severe impact on the long-term care industry has forced many providers to resize operations while they weather the storm — but the key to succeeding depends on how well operators know their...
‘Catastrophic human consequences’ if older Americans chopped from $3.5 trillion spending bill, CEO...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2021
ATLANTA — If negotiators of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan put the needs of older Americans “on the chopping block,” it would be “one of their greatest failures ever”...
There is only one long-term care road
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 22, 2021
Study results released Thursday illustrate just how important “walking the walk” — and not just talking the talk — is in the workplace.
Oh me, oh my… thank goodness for CMMI!
By
Renee Kinder
Oct 21, 2021
There are two deep cleaning seasons in our household. Spring and fall. Fall cleaning includes the neighborhood kids closet rotation (I haven’t had to buy school khakis in three years!), washing...
Indecision: Sinking ships and endangering lives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 20, 2021
Will Congress continue to turn a deaf ear to the nursing home crisis if residents are dying for want of stability, if hospitals are backed up and unable to discharge patients for lack of admitting facilities?
Taking control back
By
Matt Salmon
Oct 19, 2021
I think it’s important that we recognize the impact COVID has had on our staff — and in some cases, recognize the damage it has done. Our staff are experiencing dissatisfaction and disconnection at...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 19
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2021
With consent required, Illinois is a ‘national model’ for chemical restraint laws in nursing homes, senator says … Biosimilar substitute for rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira gets thumbs-up from FDA...
Operators urged to provide more emotional support for nursing assistants after pandemic’s costly toll
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2021
Long-term care operators must provide more mental health and emotional support for nursing assistants in response to the psychological and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic has taken on them, according...
How to Outsmart the Revenue Cycle Management Staffing Crisis
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