Current budget proposal includes plans to chisel away the ACA
By
John Hall
May 05, 2015
As the Senate narrows in on its budget goals, details are emerging from Congressional budget negotiations that aim to disintegrate the Affordable Care Act piece by piece. Negotiators also hope to cut Medicare...
Two-day McKnight’s Online Expo just a week away
Mar 16, 2010
Final preparations are being made for the McKnight’s Online Expo, which will take place March 24 and 25 (next Wednesday and Thursday). Nearly 20 vendors are sponsoring this year’s event, which...
Telehealth is here to stay, study says
By
Donna Shryer
May 24, 2021
The pandemic drove telehealth’s current popularity and, according to a recent study, telehealth won’t be going away anytime soon — regardless of COVID-19 status.
FDA says it’s time to move away from mask reuse
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 13, 2021
Healthcare facilities should move away from decontaminating and reusing disposable masks now that U.S. respirator supply has recovered, the agency says.
Public data on coronavirus nursing home outbreaks still weeks away
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2020
The federal government is still weeks away from publicly reporting nationwide COVID-19 nursing home data, according to an NBC News report.
Some AIT candidates go without placements as turnover, vacancies persist in SNF leadership
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2023
Growing the next generation of nursing home leaders is proving increasingly difficult for some skilled nursing operators.
Machine learning
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2018
A fresh era of laundry equipment offers intuitive controls and other innovations
Reinventing rehab
By
John Andrews
Apr 06, 2015
SNFs have increased their presence in rehab for years, and now many need to replace, restore or otherwise reinvigorate their programs.
Getting in the groove: making the most out of your laundry and housekeeping team
By
John Andrews
Aug 01, 2009
Efficient laundry and housekeeping operations must have consistent routines, closely examined work processes and modern equipment, specialists say
McKnight’s adds 3 national awards to the trophy case
Jul 30, 2014
McKnight’s walked away with three national awards that were handed out by the Association of Business Press Editors at a recent ceremony in Chicago.