Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 11, 2023
Wages for travel nurses in long-term care facilities continue to rise along with demand, as providers contend with state staffing mandates and an anticipated federal minimum.
Republicans coming again for healthcare worker vaccine mandate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 31, 2023
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on two bills today that would have significant impacts for nursing homes.
LeadingAge staffing mandate cost estimate outpaces AHCA’s; Exec urges Congress to act
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Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 02, 2023
The proposed federal staffing rule would cost $7.1 billion in the first year alone, according to an analysis from LeadingAge, which sharply criticized the government’s “highly fragmented approach to...
Could PA nurse charged in nursing home deaths have more victims?
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 14, 2023
Could a Pennsylvania nurse charged with killing two nursing home residents and trying to kill a third have more victims?
LTC Properties upbeat as occupancy levels nudge back up, environment ‘favors’ REITs
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Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 30, 2023
LTC Properties’ conservative investment approach paid off in the third quarter as the company’s top executive said the real estate investment trust’s skilled nursing occupancy resumed its upward...
Researchers identify weak links in nursing homes’ COVID defense
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Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 07, 2023
Vaccination rates for COVID-19 for nightshift workers in nursing homes significantly lag their dayshift counterparts, creating a higher-risk environment for residents and other staff, according to new...
Consumers launch initiative to grow nursing home bed capacity in their county
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 30, 2023
A group that began with women frustrated at finding suitable nursing home spots for family members is now partnering with a county health department for an assessment of the community’s skilled nursing...
State’s nursing homes to see 33% Medicaid rate increase, exec says
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 15, 2023
Montana nursing homes will see an approximate 33% increase in Medicaid rates phased in over two years, said one of the sector’s leading advocates, but it remains to be seen whether even that will be...
Three years in, pandemic jabs keep coming
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Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 10, 2023
Ahead of Saturday’s third anniversary of the pandemic’s official declaration, one infection preventionist who spent much of COVID’s first year on frontlines in multiple states reflected on the challenges...
Dozens of providers join 4th lawsuit filed against funding, minimum staffing law
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool.