Rein it in. Deputy Lanclos is on patrol at this Louisiana nursing home
By
Foster Stubbs
Jan 18, 2023
Christopher Lanclos has faced his fair share of trials and tribulations from the day he was born. Now resident of Hammond Nursing Home, Lanclos wasn’t supposed to live past a few weeks after an accident...
AHCA/NCAL to CMS: Safeguard temporary nurse aide jobs by reissuing employment waiver
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2022
The industry advocate is urging CMS to reissue a blanket waiver that would allow nursing homes to employ temporary nurse aides beyond the public health emergency.
Meet Kristina Wright, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 08, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Operator ordered to pay $3 million in back wages over overtime violations
By
Danielle Brown
May 25, 2022
An Illinois nursing home chain has been ordered to pay close to $3 million in back wages to thousands of workers after a federal investigation found the company failed to pay correct overtime to workers,...
‘Words are not enough’: Employers, leaders push to increase CNA wages
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2021
Long-term care leaders and industry advocates “marched” alongside certified nursing assistants Wednesday in a push for better pay and support for them.
Senate report details missteps in coronavirus nursing home response
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2020
Federal lawmakers recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revisit its infection control policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s severe impact on nursing homes.
Cost of gloves, other bulk products could soar with Chinese tariffs, nursing homes fear
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2019
Another round of tariffs on Chinese goods could leave skilled nursing providers scrambling to afford or replace gloves and other heavily used healthcare supplies. Among the latest proposed items for increased...
Call for additional patient testing in ManorCare hepatitis C lawsuit
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Jun 07, 2016
Attorneys representing the victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent history have asked for judge-ordered testing to find additional people who may have been infected.
State News for March 2015
Mar 04, 2015
ARKANSAS — A former circuit court judge recently admitted that a campaign contribution induced him to lower a jury award in a negligent death lawsuit brought by a nursing home resident’s family.
Nursing home thrust into controversy after dangling KitchenAid prize for 5-star reviews
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 14, 2023
Nursing homes are always under pressure to receive stellar online reviews. But the aggressive tactics of one Massachusetts facility has raised questions of how far they should go to get 5-star reviews. ...