Providers: Staffing rule a CMS ‘fairy tale’ that will ‘exacerbate’ nursing home access issue
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2024
Despite minor concessions in a staffing mandate issued Monday, many nursing home providers were shell-shocked by what they saw as federal regulators’ intractable stance on minimums at a time when nearly...
States need to step up with nurse aide waiver clearer, providers say
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2022
The formal extension of a waiver program that relaxes certification requirements for some nurse aides was widely embraced by providers a day after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced...
Administrators and DONs at ‘breaking points’ in 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump since 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Economy, reimbursement woes accelerate hospitals’ departure from skilled nursing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2023
After at least five years of strategic reductions, hospitals and health systems appear to be accelerating their departure from the skilled nursing and senior care sectors.
SCOTUS ruling clears way for more cases, big verdicts against nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Nursing homes under county or state control could see an explosion of lawsuits following a Thursday US Supreme Court ruling maintaining the right of nursing home residents and their survivors to sue in...
On a collision course
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
While consumers continue to flock to MA plans for their zero-dollar premiums and appealing supplemental benefits, skilled nursing providers may feel like their long-running complaints about the plans’...
Mood of the Market Part 4: Skilled nursing operators still down about inflation
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 15, 2023
While the rate of inflation has cooled considerably this year, very few nursing home leaders are experiencing any relief, according to results of the 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey.
Fueling growth through local leadership approach: Providence Group’s Jason Murray
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2023
Using a model that invests in strong administrators and frees them to lead locally, Providence Group has edged itself into position as one the nation’s five largest nursing home operators over the last...
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
Even as prevalence shrinks, PE chaos tarnishes nursing home sector
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2023
The plight of a private-equity backed, multi-state nursing home chain demonstrates the ugly challenges operators could face as officials ratchet up regulatory and transparency pressures and large-scale...