Nurses: Patients have suffered due to work overload
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2022
Nine in 10 nurses believe the quality of patient care often suffers as a result of the nursing shortage, according to a survey by nurse staffing firm connectRN.
Staffing rule financial penalties could be ‘existential’ crisis for nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2024
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published a laundry list of possible enforcement actions for nursing homes that fail to meet new staffing requirements, providers can only wonder...
New report blasts nursing home citations, rate of abuse tags
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 20, 2024
An organization dedicated to helping seniors find care issued a report Tuesday raising alarm about the number of nursing home abuse citations in 2023, but senior care leaders say a more punitive approach...
NFID: Half of U.S. adults vulnerable to serious disease due to low flu vaccine uptake
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2022
Flu season is about to ramp up in a big way, and experts are concerned that low numbers of adults seeking vaccination will leave many vulnerable to influenza and its complications.
Meet Danielle Parker, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Aug 06, 2024
Danielle Parker, chief operations officer at GenCare Lifestyle in Seattle, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Tap water is not sterile for use in medical devices; many people unaware, CDC finds
Jan 13, 2023
Large numbers of Americans mistakenly believe that tap water is safe for use in home medical devices such as CPAP machines, a CDC survey reveals.
Researchers ID 8 social factors that lead to early death in seniors
By
John Roszkowski
Feb 14, 2023
Social factors such living in poor neighborhoods, financial issues, lack of family contact and social isolation may contribute to early death in older adults, researchers have found.
Inspector general will review program for poorest performing nursing homes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 18, 2023
A federal watchdog will conduct a program-wide assessment of how regulators are pressuring poorly performing nursing homes and companies to clean up their act.
Nursing home sector’s ‘fragile’ future underscored by new survey
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 24, 2023
More than half of non-profit providers have had to decline patients being charged from hospitals since January, primarily due to workforce shortages, finds a new survey taken in Pennsylvania.
Survey: Many clinicians wary of using telehealth with older adults
By
John Roszkowski
Dec 16, 2022
Despite the growing use of telehealth across the United States, many doctors, nurses and other health providers remain reluctant to use it when dealing with medical issues affecting older adults.