There was a stark, though not at all unexpected, dichotomy between participants in Monday’s listening session to gather input on coming nursing home staff minimums. On the one hand, you had consumer...
A vaccine pause and an impending crack
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 14, 2021
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about trust over the last week or so, especially after reading a real pick-me-up in the Washington Post about how the pandemic will lead to the splintering of societies....
Time to roll up those sleeves and mandate vaccines
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2021
For the last month or so, we’ve spotlighted successes from the COVID-19 vaccine front, trying to understand which strategies truly help providers drive up acceptance rates. Even the smallest details...
No shore thing for seniors’ long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2021
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, it’s finally beach season, even if the ocean is still a brisk 60 degrees. We’ll set off for the Delaware shore in a few weeks in our big ol’ SUV, with a roof rack loaded...
With mental health, healthcare workers may get worse before they’re truly better
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 03, 2021
As the saying goes, it’s often darkest just before dawn. But as the sun rises on a new era of COVID-19 — one in which cases and deaths are down and nursing homes seem on the precipice of some return...
Now that the picture’s clear, more transparency, please
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 16, 2022
It’s been nearly a year since skilled nursing providers first raised the alarm about the financial crisis being created by agency staffing. This week, Illinois decided to do something about it.
On PDPM cuts, Congress ‘stands ready’ to exert its authority — but where’s the checkbook?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2022
Providers will no doubt be overjoyed to learn today that members of Congress — a whopping 40 of them! — are stepping into the fray over proposed cuts to the nursing home sector’s new payment model....
Latest infection control battle puts mobile tech in the crosshairs
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2018
Computer tablets can carry entertainment to residents, helping them create connections with their caregivers and the world around them.