The conundrum of minimal staffing plans
Addressing staffing without addressing the antiquated payment model and the difficulty recruiting the workforce for long-term care is like fixing only one leg of a three-legged stool.
Addressing staffing without addressing the antiquated payment model and the difficulty recruiting the workforce for long-term care is like fixing only one leg of a three-legged stool.
Much of the news we cover here at McKnight’s isn’t exactly sexy.
Most residents and workers are vaccinated and COVID-19 rates in nursing homes have plummeted, so everything should be great, right? According to a recent article in StatNews, not quite. In “As the Covid-19...
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges to skilled nursing home owners and operators, one being the ability to compensate and retain their employees. The good news is the Paycheck Protection...
Most skilled nursing facilities were not designed to deal with crises like the coronavirus, though changes were made on the fly as the outbreak unfolded. More will follow in the years to come.
Janet Yellen insists inflation is not something we need to be terribly concerned about. Yet it has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Perhaps it should be on yours, as well.
The Year of the Nurse, designated by the World Health Organization and others, was to be 2020. But in 2020, nurses were too busy fighting a battle with an invisible enemy to acknowledge, “The Year of...
Learn more about the roles moisture management and skin flora play in maintaining residents’ wellbeing and incontinence care at a May 25 McKnight’s webinar
A special McKnight’s webinar at 1 p.m. ET May 20 will address how providers can increase staff acceptance of vaccines and integrate immunization plans with clinics, pharmacies, local health departments...
It’s time to take pride in what you and your colleagues have done to weather the coronavirus upheaval.