Bill would set minimum nurse staffing hours for NY nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2021
Nursing home operators are facing increased calls for minimum staffing requirements in the wake of an ongoing workforce crisis facing the industry nationwide.
Coronavirus rates drop 96% in nursing homes, but some see first-ever cases in new year
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 31, 2021
More than 430 nursing homes saw their first-ever COVID cases in early 2021, evidence that continued infection control measures are needed, and despite phenomenal declines in facility rates, says the U.S....
‘Strong evidence’ more immigrant caregivers improve nursing home quality: researchers
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 22, 2023
Better federal policies to increase the number of immigrants working in nursing homes could help providers get over the hump in meeting expected new staffing requirements, new research shows.
Providers cheer state’s new rapid-response teams for easing workforce struggles
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 10, 2020
Long-term care providers in Michigan are welcoming a new state initiative aimed at providing additional staffing resources to facilities facing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State launches free, virtual nurse aide training to address mandate, shortages
By
Josh Henreckson
May 10, 2024
With a first-ever federal staffing mandate putting new pressure on providers already struggling with workforce shortages, Texas regulators are opening a new pathway to make it easier for new nurse aides...
Daily variation of nursing home staffing linked to worse quality: study
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 16, 2022
Variations in daily staffing levels at nursing homes were connected to higher quality and survey rankings, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
GAO report links length of nursing home COVID outbreaks to 4 factors
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 20, 2022
Facilities in counties with low community spread had outbreaks that were seven days shorter than those in counties with high transmission rates, among other key factors.
Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Strikes like the massive one threatened by Kaiser Permanente’s California blue collar workers last month could be a sign of what’s to come for the broader healthcare sector.
Nursing homes more prepared for the coronavirus than for H1N1: survey
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 troubles currently facing eldercare facilities, things could have been much worse for some, a Michigan survey suggests.
These 10 steps needed to save skilled nursing, experts say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2022
An ambitious, 10-pronged reform package that includes cash infusions and regulatory fixes is needed to head off another COVID-scale tragedy in long-term care, according to two leading healthcare researchers.