More than 1 in 3 nurses leave first job by third year: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2014
Nearly 18% of new nurses leave their first job within a year, according to a study in Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice.
Limiting overtime hours seen as good for RNs and patients
By
Mary Gustafson
Mar 01, 2012
State-mandated caps on registered nurses’ mandatory overtime have succeeded in reducing medical mistakes and decreasing turnover rates, a new study finds.
Study: Mechanical lifts improve injury rates in long-term care facilities
Apr 11, 2011
Making safe-lift programs a priority at long-term care facilities could be the key to reducing injuries and worker compensation costs, according to a new report.
Study: Nursing home nurses top job-dissatisfaction list
Feb 16, 2011
Even as demand is growing for nurses in all segments of healthcare, 27% of nursing home nurses and 24% of hospital nurses reported being dissatisfied with their jobs, a newly released study found. Just...
Recession slows cost growth at some long-term care facilities
Sep 21, 2010
There were smaller cost increases at some long-term care facilities from 2008-2010 as a result of the economic recession, according to a new analysis from Prudential Financial Inc., a financial services...
Regulators to double down on QAPI after government report on adverse events in post-acute care
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 07, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sees the upcoming Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement guidelines, not harsher penalties, as the way to reduce adverse events in post-acute care, officials...
Nearly 4 in 10 older women remain sexually active
May 23, 2022
Many older women remain sexually active, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
New blood pressure target for kidney patients could impact millions, experts say
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 24, 2021
An estimated 24 million Americans with chronic kidney disease are candidates for intensive blood pressure control under new guidelines from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes, say Johns Hopkins...
Skilled nursing’s ‘pain points’ persist, including 69% median occupancy
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2021
Occupancy continues to be a “pain point” for skilled nursing operators during the new year, according to the latest insights from CliftonLarsonAllen.
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a national finalist for 3 ASBPE awards, wins 5 others
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News is a finalist for three national awards in the 2020 Azbee Awards of Excellence competition.