Skilled nursing facilities face strident criticism daily. A typical litany goes like this. Nursing homes offer poor access and quality, too few caregivers, rundown facilities, and deficient care plans....
CMS payment rule symptom of larger malady
By
Brendan Williams
Aug 11, 2024
In the past, any increase in Medicare payments for nursing homes would have been cause for celebration, but there were more thorns for the sector hidden in this year’s payment rule from the Centers...
Amid ‘overwhelming’ data choices, too many high-performing nursing homes still miss out on referrals:...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 11, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities earning the highest rates under the Patient Driven Payment Model aren’t necessarily bringing in the most referrals, a new analysis finds.
COVID on the rise in nursing homes along with vaccine reluctance and mistrust
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 11, 2024
COVID cases are on the rise again in nursing homes, and the largest nonprofit provider advocacy is asking the White House to create and stick to an annual vaccination schedule to help combat vaccine fatigue...
CDC releases new profile of assisted living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2024
Residents living in assisted living and other residential care communities in 2022 mostly were female (67%), white (92%) and 85 or older (53%), according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control...
Study: Dendritic spine head diameter, not quality, can predict memory ability
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 10, 2024
A new study finds that retaining memories is maintained by the quality — not quantity — of dendritic spines, which are part of brain neurons.
Meet Melinda Skirvin, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Foster Stubbs
Aug 09, 2024
Melinda Skirvin, vice president – chief wellness officer – clinical at Five Star Senior Living in Newton, MA, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards...
LTC administrators and nurse managers, the ‘Mood of the Market’ survey wants your thoughts
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2024
Organizers of the award-winning McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey are asking readers to spend a few minutes to let them know how you feel about your job, the sector and general LTC state of affairs.
Resident advocates aim to protect voting rights in nursing homes ahead of contentious election
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 08, 2024
With just three months left before Election Day, patient advocates are pushing long-term care facilities to make sure their residents are both registered to vote and able to cast their ballots.
New clinical trial studying expanded skilled nursing care in the home
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 08, 2024
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial will investigate the feasibility of providing post-acute skilled nursing facility care to patients in their home as a way to help alleviate the skilled nursing crisis...