One might think that an organization with thousands of members and many varied ideologies might require a leader who manages with a stern voice and an iron fist. In the case of LeadingAge, the organization...
More than two-thirds of skilled nursing providers “sometimes” or “often” staff shifts without enough workers, according to a new survey by recruitment and hiring management firm OnShift. The first...
Congress mulls Medicaid-Medicare pay parity, and end of ‘doc fixes’
By
John Hall
Mar 16, 2015
Long-term care providers are closely monitoring two major lawmaking efforts in Washington this week that have both chambers of Congress debating a plan to end annual Medicare cuts and abolish painful “fixes”...
A building in the ‘LEED’
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
Benchmark’s new community has a high-end beach house vibe and eco-friendly features that put it on the cutting edge of senior care
Threat to Medicare pay
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
Believe it or not, there exists a tiny sliver of skilled care facilities that do not receive Medicare funds. And a few other operators have never encountered billing issues with Uncle Sam. Members of this...
One-third of nursing homes cannot meet behavioral health needs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2019
Behavioral health needs are going unmet in as many as one-third of the nation’s nursing homes, while almost half employ staff without adequate behavioral health education.
A growing challenge
By
Daniel McCann
Jun 01, 2012
Time has taught therapists much about helping bariatric patients. Special routines, equipment and care strategies have evolved to improve care.
As CON rules are lifted, nursing home development still questioned
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 11, 2023
South Carolina’s lawmakers repealed the state’s certificate of need for healthcare facilities, except in the case of nursing homes – a befuddling decision, according to one sector CEO.
Lawmaker asks state to reconsider 2-bed per room rule to avert nursing home closures
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 16, 2023
A Massachusetts state representative wants to pause a pandemic-inspired rule limiting nursing homes to two beds per room for a year in the wake of four nursing homes on the western side of the state shuttering.
States push CMS to repeal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 18, 2022
A coalition of 22 states is taking a new angle in its attempts to overturn a national mandate requiring that healthcare workers be vaccinated against COVID-19: They’re simply asking federal regulators...