Orchestrating growth with a new ‘band’ of skilled nursing recruits: Hebrew SeniorLife’s Steve Landers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
As it looks to recruit new staff Hebrew SeniorLife, plans to take its long-time educational mission to the people.
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge
Hank Watson: Striking into new territory
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2021
Hank Watson, MBA, Chief Development Officer, American Health Partners
iCare’s Chris Wright: Seizing on skilled nursing’s behavioral health opportunities
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2022
For more than 20 years, Chris Wright has been doing what many other nursing home operators either can’t or won’t: taking patients with behavioral health diagnoses, treating them with embedded,...
Clarity, confidence and competence: Leadership through COVID-19 chaos reveals industry’s resilience
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Kimberly Marselas
May 28, 2021
A panel of female executives told McKnight’s this month that the unrelenting challenges of COVID-19 strengthened the resolve of many, proving both the industry and its increasing slate of women leaders...
Consulate COO: Here’s why I’m ‘OK with’ embracing home health as a full partner
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 28, 2021
The new chief operations officer of one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains is ready to throw the doors open to home health providers, citing collaboration as the best way to succeed and drive...
CMS chief holds second 1-on-1 with providers as reform looms
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2022
Leaders of several nonprofit skilled nursing providers warned Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure about the potential impact of “unfunded mandates” and “counterproductive”...
Experts suggest these 4 things will lead to long-term care success in next 3 years
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2021
With so much focus, for so long on surviving COVID’s clinical and financial ravages, many long-term care operators have shifted to looking for strategies to help them thrive as the pandemic drags on...
‘Alarming’ nurse turnover rates linked to quality, payment woes in major new nursing home study
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2021
Skilled nursing’s employee turnover problem — long linked to issues with quality of care — is much worse than previously reported, according to a massive analysis published Monday.
In McKnight’s 2023 Mood of the Market, nursing home managers warn to pay up, be flexible to stem...
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...