The 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Leaders at their ‘breaking points’
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 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 versus 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
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...
‘Recession proof’ nursing homes may not see usual labor gains due to COVID
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2022
While nursing homes have traditionally been better able to compete for and keep workers in an economic downturn, a possible recession coming on the heels of COVID-19 will test conventional wisdom.
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...
From campaign slogan to nursing home death sentence
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2022
“Four more years” is the kind of boisterous campaign chant that punctuates the end of political rallies, with riled up fans going hoarse with the idea of sustained success. But the American Health...
Stop-gap licensing waivers offer promise for nurse staffing crisis
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2022
Maintaining relaxed licensing regulations could be a key way to address the nation’s ongoing nurse staffing crisis and improve access to care, suggests a new Health Affairs study.
MDS coordinator strain hits nursing facilities where it hurts most
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2022
Labor shortages are costing providers deeply, but new data finds workforce issues are also impeding their ability to collect payment for services they’ve already delivered.
CNA candidates ‘giving up’ as exam openings fail to keep pace with worker demand
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2022
Thousands of certified nurse aide candidates are struggling to find exam placements across the US, with many of them under a fast-approaching deadline to become certified before a four-month, temporary...
Bill puts nurse agency staffing in GAO’s crosshairs
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2022
Nine months after skilled nursing leaders first asked the federal government to address anti-competitive behaviors in the temporary staffing market, new legislation aims to shed light on agencies’ business...
This ‘less costly’ staffing fix can’t get past the border
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2022
A larger pool of immigrants in the U.S. could both improve nursing homes’ ability to hire for frontline positions and reduce dependency on institutional care in the long-term, speakers at a healthcare...