Feds offer more support for workers’ background checks
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2013
A federal agency is again offering to put its money where its mouth is when it comes to employee background checks for long-term care providers. All direct-care employees could potentially be affected.
DACA rollback could hit healthcare workforce
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Sep 08, 2017
Nearly one-fifth of people covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program work in healthcare and education, potentially resulting in long-term care taking a workforce hit if the program...
Hospice providers score well on CMS’ new compare site, but experts not impressed
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Aug 21, 2017
Hospice providers are showing impressive scores on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recently unveiled Hospice Compare website — but those high marks are casting some doubt on whether...
Playing favorites and workplace gossip hurt quality of care, providers charge
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May 10, 2017
Gossip, rudeness and playing “favorites” hurts the quality of healthcare in facilities, a new report alleges.
State’s for-profit SNF chains deliver lower quality of care, consumers say
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Jan 20, 2016
Maryland’s for-profit nursing home chains rank lowest in family-reported care quality ratings, according to a new study.
Providers alerted against data breaches with their e-records
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2011
Long-term care facilities might have their hands full right now with electronic health records adoption, but they should never forget about another conundrum: how to keep information secure.
Private equity firms do not affect nursing home quality of care, Harvard study finds
Sep 11, 2008
A year after a news report uncovered resident care and ownership problems at privately held nursing homes, a new report from Harvard Medical School finds the opposite: Quality at nursing homes does not...
‘Chronic underfunding of long-term care is coming home to roost’ in South Dakota
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 17, 2018
An unprecedented wave of nursing home closures is hitting South Dakota, fueled by what advocates say is “chronic underfunding” of Medicaid.
Report: Facilities grew in size, number of residents from 1977 to 1999
By
Haymarket Media
May 12, 2005
As nursing homes have grown in size so has the overall number of residents. But residents are staying for a shorter length of time than they used to and more are getting discharged.
Wound Care Feature: Pressure point
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 11, 2006
The ‘shock and awe’ of stark, new guidelines on wound care have not yet hit, but providers can expect some changes.