How technology has senior care soaring into the cloud
By
Bent Philipson
Jun 08, 2020
Imagine that you’re an elderly diabetic patient in your early 80s. Today you’re having a routine checkup with your doctor just to make sure everything is in tip-top shape. But instead of going...
Responding to staffing agency profit misconceptions
By
Jaime Tall
Sep 27, 2023
In response to the article published in McKnight’s on September 11, 2023, titled “Profiteering by Nursing Agencies Predicted as Providers Weigh Staffing Mandate,” I feel compelled to provide...
COVID-19 relief funding, oversight, and the strings attached
By
Marleah Keuler-Grahek
Jul 29, 2021
Over the past year, long-term care providers have received unprecedented amounts of federal funding as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only do providers want to avoid recoupment of these funds,...
OSHA investigations in a time of COVID-19
By
Jo Ann Halberstadter
Jul 23, 2020
As the COVID-19 healthcare pandemic continues with no end in sight, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been looking at the nation’s nursing homes closely regarding the number...