MDS coordinator strain hits nursing facilities where it hurts most
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2022
Labor shortages are costing providers deeply, but new data finds workforce issues are also impeding their ability to collect payment for services they’ve already delivered.
‘Tunnel’ gets darker: 3 in 5 nursing home managers tell McKnight’s they expect 2022 to be worse
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 02, 2022
An alarming 78% of nursing home operators and workers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever. That’s just one stark finding from the McKnight’s...
McKnight’s Tech Awards double size, open for entries
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2018
The 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards, which is now open for entries, has doubled the number of award categories to better recognize organizations that harness technology to improve...
Staffing ‘instability’ might be new mandate metric; providers gear up for battle
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 11, 2023
Average day-to-day staffing levels may be a key way to measure impact on nursing home care quality, a new study finds as federal regulators move closer to their goal of a proposed staffing mandate.
Lighthouse Care to shine at PA community
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2018
Lighthouse Care Updates is licensing its family communication portal to Restore Health at University City in Philadelphia.
Nurses most value skills, relationships
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2016
Nine percent of nurses say respect from colleagues is the most rewarding aspect of their work, with more than a quarter more pleased by patient relationships or on-the-job skill set.
No time to file CMP waiver? CMS rule could grant providers 35% relief anyway.
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 18, 2019
Even as complaint-based investigations tick up, federal regulators this week proposed several regulatory changes that would make it easier for skilled nursing providers to handle complaints and limit penalties....
Rising costs squeeze employees, put facilities ‘years behind’: 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 18, 2022
Nursing home administrators say inflation has most affected costs for nurses and other labor over the last year, but higher charges are also forcing many to close wings, restrict admissions and put off...
Sleep deprivation doesn’t discriminate
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2017
Investigators at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and their Canadian partners reported that cognitive impairment is the same among men and women who work shifts, despite...
GAO: More workplace protection needed
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should do more to protect healthcare employees from workplace violence, according to a federal report.