‘Moment of decision’ appears near on nursing home staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2024
A two-day spate of legislative action opposing the nursing home staffing mandate has some staunch supporters of the requirements feeling “very concerned” about the rule’s future.
‘Raining for 4 years’: Historic nonprofit nursing home maintains legacy amid deluge of challenges
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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.
60 seconds with … Kathleen T. Unroe
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Tell us about the goal of your recent study of models that might reduce rehospitalizations and improve nursing home care.
Long-term care providers clamor for innovation to avert closing shop
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2024
Among struggling nursing homes, the share of facilities closing jumped significantly during the main pandemic years, even as the percent selling to for-profit organizations declined.
Is this job demeaning? That’s up for a judge to decide
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
An appellate judge in Illinois is in a position to right a very old wrong, to elevate the status of nursing home caregivers — and do so with legal authority.
60 Seconds with … Barbara Resnick, PhD, RN
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
Q: Why have you focused on studying pain among nursing home patients with dementia? A: We don’t do a good job of assessing, diagnosing the underlying cause of the pain and then managing it. We don’t,...
Owners must ‘be at the table’ for infection prevention to grow in nursing homes: quality experts
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2023
Nursing home owners and operators must stop viewing infection prevention as an add-on service and invest in related training resources and the time needed to develop effective nursing home programs, a...
Gripped by uncertainty, skilled nursing providers just keep breathing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2024
Uncertainty may very well be the defining outlook for skilled nursing providers in 2024. At the very least, it was the theme that dominated our annual survey attempting to capture your attitudes heading...
CMS provides first look at shorter, Risk-Based Survey process
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday revealed initial information about a potential “Risk-Based Survey” option that could be available to some of the nation’s best performing...
Dedication doesn’t falter amid fresh destruction
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
It’s been a calamitous couple of weeks for storm-battered skilled nursing operators and many of the dedicated people who work in them.