Unmanifested inflation: Labor shortages may begin to improve — but at a price
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON — One of the nation’s top economists predicts many of the workers who left the economy over the last few months may soon start returning, but that’s not all good news for an industry such...
MedPAC ‘ruling out’ safety net for SNFs with heavy, low-income Medicare caseloads
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 14, 2023
Nursing homes that treat a large share of low-income Medicare patients have such high margins that they don’t need a bonus payment to help maintain access, a panel that advises Congress on Medicare policy...
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 12
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2023
Florida, with one of nation’s most rigorous staffing rules, says federal mandate will exacerbate workforce shortage … DEA extends telehealth prescription allowances through 2024 … LeadingAge...
The McGuire Group’s Susan Grigg: Opening doors for employees and patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2022
For years, skilled nursing providers have pointed to career ladders as an important tool for retaining employees. But too often, moving up takes time, training or tuition money that entry-level frontline...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 1
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2023
GA, DE identify nurses with fraudulent licenses in national scheme, questions remain about roles … Union ‘sounds alarm’ over 2-year delay in staffing penalties; short-staffed providers embrace it...
Warning on staffing minimum: Studying costs won’t matter if pay doesn’t add up
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2022
Cost analysis will be “an important part” of a final report on federal minimum staffing standards, the head of a national study assured nursing home stakeholders Monday.
Ditch the cash-only mentality for these ‘ready, set to go’ hiring strategies, pros advise
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Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a vital way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
What doesn’t work...
Proposed staffing ratio cheered by CNAs, opposed by nursing home operators
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Kimberly Marselas
May 14, 2018
A bill in the statehouse would force many New Jersey nursing homes to increase staffing of certified nurse aides, a proposal that was literally cheered by those front-line workers but rejected as an unfunded...
Democrats push new LTC workforce bill as offset to nursing home mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2024
Key Democratic leaders Tuesday positioned new long-term care workforce legislation as a way to support nursing homes when a first-ever staffing mandate is finalized.
Staffing mandate leads to NY lawsuit, foreshadows potential national challenges
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
With warnings of “system collapse” swirling, skilled nursing providers in New York are asking for a court injunction to stop a statewide minimum staffing mandate from being enforced.