Meet Mark Baiada, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Inspiration’ honoree
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 03, 2024
What does it feel like to give away $20 million? Mark Baiada, founder and chairman of the Board at BAYADA Home Health Care, knows because that’s what he did six years ago.
Marianne Longo has been the chief clinical officer for care coordination, at Help at Home for less than a year, but she’s already made an indelible mark on the company’s program.
5 plead guilty in massive nursing license scam
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 17, 2023
Five defendants charged in the Florida nurse licensing scheme have pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. They each face up to 20 years in federal prison, authorities said.
Washington nursing homes get 13.6 percent Medicaid boost — no strings attached
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 26, 2023
Washington state lawmakers have increased Medicaid funding for nursing homes by 13.6% over the next two years, but advocates say the additional resources won’t fully cover the cost of care
CMS still dropping the ball on infection prevention in nursing homes: GAO
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 12, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to create certain infection prevention standards for nursing homes, a federal watchdog complained Tuesday in a new report.
Provider, union creatively team to offset workforce shortages
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 15, 2023
Long-term care’s worker shortages are leading to creative solutions and new partnerships in western New York, where a skilled nursing company is working with its local union and an education cooperative...
Feds move to harden healthcare cyber targets with providers in ‘crosshairs’
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 18, 2023
Nursing homes have become a hot target of cyber criminals. Now operators don’t have to just wait and wonder if bad things are going to happen.
Unique partnership reduces polypharmacy for 16 percent of residents in year one
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 20, 2023
A new report offers guidance for safely “deprescribing” the number of drugs being administered to nursing home residents of which an estimated half receive nine or more medications.
State’s new workforce law could be national model to solve SNF staffing problems
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 28, 2023
A new law in Kentucky could serve as a national model to help stem the workforce crisis in nursing homes through public-private partnerships to fund education programs for more nurses and aides.
Wendella “Wendy” Blackman carries the weight of responsibility in her heart. As the director of Reflections memory care program at senior living community The Bristal at North Woodmere, NY, the residents...