CMS two-day flurry gives nursing homes what they want, or does it?
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2020
Anybody who has ever said nursing homes don’t get much attention can dial back that rhetoric after the last couple of days.
BREAKING: CMS issues new guidance, opening up nursing home visitation
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 17, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued new guidance for visitation in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What the fires can’t destroy
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 17, 2020
With a pandemic continuing unabated, and now hurricanes, floods and wildfires ravaging large swaths of the nation, I don’t know how many more apocalyptic horsemen the long-term care profession is...
Running on fumes
By
Julie Thorson
Sep 16, 2020
It’s important for people to know we are running on empty. We have been. I see it in my teammates, and I see it on the faces of my friends across the country.
Why nurses are feeling the strain of COVID-19 and four things they can do about it
By
John Lee
Sep 14, 2020
While solutions to the coronavirus pandemic are still up in the air, data and personal testimony abounds on just how hard hit the medical community — in particular nurses —have been by COVID-19. As...
Most clinicians don’t follow hypertension diagnosis guidelines, survey finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 15, 2020
In a surprise to researchers, few professionals surveyed across 10 medical centers reported using out-of-office blood pressure monitoring to screen for and diagnose hypertension.
Current COVID-19 testing requirements and costs ‘unsustainable,’ LTC operator warns
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 10, 2020
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, nursing home operators say current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are unsustainable.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Sheldon L. Goldberg
By
John O'Connor
Sep 08, 2020
Long-term care may be constantly changing. Still, some issues never seem to vanish. Take uneven survey and enforcement practices. A recent problem? Hardly. In fact, it was one of Sheldon Goldberg’s chief...
6 communications lessons learned from the SNF response to COVID-19
By
David A. Ball
Sep 04, 2020
Here are six lessons learned about communicating better to help facilities that now find themselves at the center of the COVID-19 storm.
Survey: LTC managers find compensation levels less satisfying
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 03, 2020
Long-term care top managers’ satisfaction with pay levels dropped 15% from mid-2019 to mid-2020, according to the latest McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey.