Malpractice rates for nursing homes continue to escalate. Operators are wondering if there’s any end in sight. Mike Creighton, an Executive Vice President in the Commercial Insurance Division for...
Peter B. Schuna to lead Pathway Health
Apr 13, 2016
Peter B. Schuna has become the president and CEO at Pathway Health, a post-acute consulting company.
Analytically Speaking: MDS data accuracy
By
Steven Littlehale
Jan 13, 2012
Since the late 1990’s, the Minimum Data Set has been a primary driver in the long-term care industry, influencing all areas of skilled nursing facility operations. With so much depending on it, ensuring...
Five-Star insights: Will those stars ever illuminate your path?
By
Steven Littlehale
May 16, 2012
I recently asked a hospital discharge planner how she chooses which nursing home to discharge to. “Five-Star” was the reply. Was I surprised? Not at all. Once again, it demonstrates just how...
McKnight’s 8th Online Expo to start March 26
Jan 27, 2014
Long-term care providers can now access McKnight’s Online Expo sessions, which occurred live March 26 and 27, in our online archive.
Candalla moves to Wesley Homes Des Moines
Aug 18, 2015
Alexander M. Candalla has left The Terraces of Los Gatos and is the new executive director for Wesley Homes Des Moines.
Public health emergency revocation will unleash ‘traps for the unwary’
May 09, 2023
While much has been made of staffing flexibilities and waivers ending after May 11, the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency also brings with it critical new enforcement concerns for skilled nursing...
Rethinking the frontline for recruiting success
Oct 24, 2022
In today’s labor market, it’s easy to see why skilled nursing providers are tempted to throw money at any potential employee and especially those applying for hard-to-fill positions. But when it comes...
Revised Employee Free Choice Act still threatening to long-term care employers
By
Michael Pepperman
Nov 04, 2009
Federal lawmakers have softened some of the language in Employee Free Choice Act legislation. But don’t be fooled. It still would make it easier for unions to form within long-term care facilities.
The Employee Free Choice Act: What nursing homes can do to keep unions at the door
May 01, 2009
It could just be a matter of time before the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as the card-check bill, passes through Congress. Even if it is enacted, there are steps that nursing homes can take to...