Report: culture change in nursing homes good for business
May 19, 2008
Nursing homes that have adopted aspects of the culture change movement, or at least strive to, are more likely to see benefits in resident satisfaction, staff retention, higher occupancy rates and improved...
Deadline for the Tech Awards is Friday
Jul 17, 2018
Long-term care providers have until Friday night to submit their applications for the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards.
CDC: Increased numbers of adults have problems with ADLs
Dec 04, 2012
More adults are struggling with basic activities of daily living (ADLs), according to research from the Centers from Disease Control & Prevention.
Study: Better sleep with age
Apr 02, 2012
A person’s quality of sleep should improve as he or she grows older, new study results suggest.
CMS intensifying nursing home staffing oversight; providers say it won’t help
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 03, 2018
Following national furor over nursing home staffing levels, the federal government says it’s taking new actions to tighten its oversight. Industry advocates, meanwhile, say the changes won’t help.
CMS warning: Don’t meddle in Medicare plans
By
Haymarket Media
May 23, 2006
The federal government has cautioned nursing homes against guiding residents toward specific Medicare Part D plans.
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 29
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 29, 2020
Ensign to return additional $23M in federal relief funding … CMS moves to remove Kansas nursing home from Medicare program, threatens $14K fine for coronavirus failures … More COVID-19 deaths happen...
Most long-term care workers think relatives of dying residents ‘interfere,’ survey shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 27, 2014
Relatives of dying residents make end-of-life care worse, according to a majority of long-term care professionals.
National rankings put officials on hot seat
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2008
Federal regulators have put themselves on the spot as a result of their new five-star rating system for nursing homes.
Job satisfaction ranks higher than pay in nursing home staff turnover, study finds
Jun 23, 2011
Certified nursing assistants working in long-term care say job satisfaction and emotional well being are bigger factors in turnover rates than how much money they make, a new study finds.