Spiraling costs threaten growing optimism for skilled nursing in 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But other concerns have swiftly moved into the void.
Higher nursing home staffing levels produce fewer flu hospitalizations
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2019
Increasing nurse staffing hours can help cut down on flu- and pneumonia-related hospitalizations, according to a new study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
AHCA to White House: Nursing home staffing mandate spells ‘disaster’
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2023
A federal nursing home staffing mandate would be “impossible to implement” and a “disaster,” especially for seniors on Medicaid, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted...
Feds: Staffing agency shorted nurses $4.6 million in overtime
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2022
A $9.3 million judgment against a nurse staffing firm shows the ongoing challenges both workers and nursing homes face in finding reliable temporary staffing agencies.
CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2023
Federal officials vowed Tuesday night to issue a nursing home staffing requirement “soon,” despite the premature publication of a federal study that appears to support skilled providers’ objections...
Focus on part-time assignments to improve SNF care consistency, researchers advise
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing homes that prioritize building schedules around part-time workers can significantly improve consistency of care by potentially reducing how many nursing assistants care for each resident.
This ‘less costly’ staffing fix can’t get past the border
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2022
A larger pool of immigrants in the U.S. could both improve nursing homes’ ability to hire for frontline positions and reduce dependency on institutional care in the long-term, speakers at a healthcare...
Grabowski: Too many loopholes in federal vaccine mandate may retain staff, but endanger residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2021
Federal officials might pursue a regional approach or offer exemptions in finalizing a nursing home staff vaccination mandate, but it’s important they not water down the regulations so much as to undermine...
New state staffing ratios unearth ‘grave’ concerns about vacant jobs, empty beds
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 24, 2023
Despite increased state funding that has allowed nursing homes to provide raises for existing staff and increase starting salaries, the number of Pennsylvania providers limiting census due to staffing...
‘Imperative’ to finalize staffing rule this year, dozens of House members tell CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2023
More than a quarter of the House of Representatives signed a letter last week urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to move forward with its plan to institute a nationwide staffing mandate...