McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
Reginald Hartsfield provides lessons in listening
Dec 01, 2021
Reginald Hartsfield, Owner and President, Advantage Living Centers
Expert warns: Upcoming flu plus COVID-19 season will be ‘like nothing we’ve seen before’
By
Liza Berger
Aug 17, 2020
This year’s looming flu season, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, is going to present a new range of challenges, one of the leading pharmacy quality experts in the country said late last week.
Profile: Naushira Pandya, M.D.
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 05, 2015
After spending her childhood in Uganda and completing her early medical training in England, Naushira Pandya, M.D., was shocked by what she first witnessed as an American doctor.
Mobile at bedside
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 04, 2016
Integrating point-of-care technologies into long-term care is becoming more
routine, but providers still have a long way to go to capitalize on available tools
How to do it … Maximize use of the consultant pharmacists
By
John Hall
Jun 01, 2022
They are vital eyes and ears in any nursing home, either large or small, making them among the most trusted confidants of everyone from floor nurses to administrators. Experts share here how providers...
BREAKING: CMS eases nursing home visitation rules
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2021
Vaccinations and a dramatic slowdown of COVID-19 infections and deaths led federal officials to significantly loosen guidelines regarding in-person nursing home visits Wednesday afternoon.
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge
Profile: Barbara Gay
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2015
Growing up in a quintessential New England town with extended family all around, Barbara Gay always appreciated the rich relationships she had with older adults.
Activities: Playing by numbers
By
John Andrews
Nov 02, 2012
Activities such as Wii bowling are popular with residents in long-term care facilities, but getting a return on investment requires marketing and diligence