Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.
Mandates stir big showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
Mood of the Market Survey reveals most long-term care leaders want to stay in the profession, others...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
Workforce issues continue to plague stressed providers
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
With wage pressures building, will staff stay on as skilled nursing finances reach the breaking point?
Learn how to adapt staffing strategies during Sept. 23 webinar
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2021
Experienced workforce professionals will share their latest take on managing labor shortages during a Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar.
The short shift for LTC?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2021
Workplace scheduling as we knew it will never be the same. For that, we can thank COVID-19.
How to do it … Make bath time a safer time
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
COVID not only upended lives, but for thousands of nursing home residents, it washed away the kinds of daily routines and rituals that help instill calm and order. Bathing practices were no exception,...
How to keep working in LTC (when you’re not sure how much more you can take)
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Aug 31, 2021
When I speak to long-term care groups, whether to those in leadership positions or to direct care staff, it’s clear that virtually all the audience members have been drawn to the industry because of...
Changing the paradigm of dialysis in nursing homes
By
Brian Wallace
Aug 31, 2021
Dialysis can no longer be business as usual. While many may feel that we live in a post-pandemic society, we have data to suggest otherwise, as there have been spikes across the nation, mostly from a...
Genesis meets goal of vaccinating entire staff, company says
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home operator said it met its goal of having all staff vaccinated “as promised” by its first deadline under its new COVID-19 inoculation policy.