CMS: Surveyors looking for education, not expertise, under COVID-19 vaccine rule that starts today
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2021
Nursing homes will not be expected to turn their staff members into vaccine experts under a new rule that requires all workers to be offered COVID-19 shots and to be educated about them, a federal official...
Timing narrows on White House-led staffing rule; funding remains in question
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2023
A White House budget released Thursday proposes no new ways to recruit or pay for more nursing home workers, even as federal officials are expected to unveil a minimum staffing standard in coming weeks.
BREAKING: CMS to audit antipsychotic use, immediately post disputed deficiencies
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 18, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday morning that it will conduct targeted audits to determine whether nursing homes are accurately assessing and coding individuals with a schizophrenia...
With 41% leap in nursing home costs, ‘doing nothing’ not an option: AHCA
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2022
After two years in which nursing homes have been pilloried in the media and come under increased regulatory scrutiny, the nation’s top provider organization hopes two days of in-person meetings with...
In McKnight’s 2023 Mood of the Market, nursing home managers warn to pay up, be flexible to stem...
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...
Kohn appointed administrator of Care Center at Sunset Lake
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2020
The county-owned Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty, NY, has hired Burt Kohn as administrator. Kohn has led New York-area nursing homes since 1996. He replaces Sherrita Alexander, who started at Sunset...
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...
MediTelecare announces Rosenberg as chief medical officer
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2020
Eric Rosenberg, M.D., FACP, has joined MediTelicare as chief medical officer, a role in which he will be directly involved with transforming the company’s delivery approach into a value-based system...
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...