A holiday breakroom dilemma: Healthcare workers weigh in on limits to free treats
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 22, 2022
How many free treats is it socially acceptable to nab in the breakroom? Given the chance to voice their opinions on this topic, healthcare workers had a lot to say.
‘Raining for 4 years’: Historic nonprofit nursing home maintains legacy amid deluge of challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2024
The Chapin Home has survived two pandemics, two world wars, the Great Depression and other economic calamities to serve the poor and ailing of New York City across three centuries.
Benchmarks show nursing homes have room to grow using these strategies
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 09, 2024
During a period of heightened demand and risk for long-term care providers, a new report highlights sector trends and the strategies nursing homes should pursue to stay healthy.
Biden unloads on nursing home operators
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
In addition to the shock of a newly announced staffing mandate Friday, providers also had an offensive column by President Biden to deal with.
Senators call on CMS to end push for mandatory staffing in nursing homes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 24, 2023
A bipartisan group of US senators representing rural states is calling on the Biden administration to halt its plan to mandate staffing levels in nursing homes, saying it’s the wrong step to take as...
As staffing minimum looms, other workforce solutions simmer on back burner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
A long-awaited federal rule that could rewrite how nursing home owners and operators staff their buildings is in the final stage of review before being released publicly.
CDC: C. auris spreading at ‘alarming’ rate in U.S. healthcare facilities
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 22, 2023
Drug-resistant Candida auris, a known threat to nursing homes, has spread rapidly, and a growing number of cases are resistant to first-line treatment, federal researchers report.
$2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 16, 2024
Long-term care providers took a legal blow when a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a legal challenge to the state’s staffing mandate law, and now providers could be days away from incurring...
Another state takes the Medicaid MCO plunge as questions about delayed, denied care mount
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 13, 2023
As Indiana transitions its senior and long-term care Medicaid beneficiaries into plans run by several managed care organizations, a snag in the rollout is giving skilled nursing providers another reason...
Less post-acute care worsens outcomes, Medicare Advantage patients reveal in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2023
Fewer Medicare Advantage enrollees report using post-acute care services than traditional Medicare beneficiaries. But even when they do use them, a new study finds that those MA patients report more undesirable...