Gender, identity emerge as new EEOC issue for skilled nursing employers
By
Josh Henreckson
May 30, 2024
Amid quickly shifting cultural norms and a changing legal landscape, legal experts say skilled nursing providers must better understand how to protect employees from sex and gender discrimination — including...
LeadingAge Leadership Summit convenes April 16-19
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 24, 2023
The LeadingAge Leadership Summit will take place the third week of April in Washington.
Senior care association opens free COVID test kit program to all providers
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 09, 2023
Industry advocate LeadingAge is now offering free test kits to long-term care providers in all care settings and communities.
Changes to end-of-life wound classification in a recent Minimum Data Set update should be a positive for long-term care, but regulatory and legal ambiguity still surrounded the new coding procedures at...
Families press for nationwide ‘essential caregiver’ rights
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2024
More than four years after nearly all visitors were barred from US nursing homes amid a spreading pandemic, consumer advocates are pushing to enshrine permanent access for essential caregivers into federal...
Social factors linked to disparities in rehab services for critically ill older adults
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
A recent study confirmed the link between social determinants of health (SDOH), such as dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, rural residence and limited English proficiency, and reduced delivery of...
AHCA battles ‘crisis’ with new long-term care job education campaign
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 12, 2023
Nursing homes’ largest advocacy group on Wednesday launched a national campaign to boost hiring in the face of an unprecedented worker shortage that is curtailing capacity and threatening the ability...
Rising focus on False Claims puts skilled nursing providers in crosshairs, attorneys warn
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 09, 2023
Nursing homes looking to protect themselves from False Claim Act investigations should maintain at least a 3-star rating and ensure they don’t delay discharges to get extra reimbursement, a panel...
Report: Aging, lifestyles driving more global illness, death from metabolism-linked risk factors
By
Kristen Fischer
May 16, 2024
More people around the world experience risk factors associated with metabolism such as high systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, body mass index, LDL cholesterol and kidney dysfunction. Changing...
Pinnacle Awards: In home stretch to honor your top performers
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 14, 2022
The first, and some might say most important, deadline for the McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards arrives Thursday, and with it the best opportunity to effectively nominate a long-term care veteran in your life...