Once at the edge of closure, nation’s second-largest nursing home earns Medicare recertification
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 21, 2024
After fighting for years to improve its care quality and avoid closure, one of the nation’s largest nursing homes has achieved Medicare recertification — clearing a vital final hurdle for its future...
State Dept freezes healthcare worker visas while Workforce Resilience Act lingers in Congress
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 14, 2024
The Healthcare Workforce Coalition renewed its advocacy push to increase the number of immigrant nurses entering the US, calling on both chambers of Congress Friday to pass the Healthcare Workforce Resilience...
Nearly half of PA nursing home operators plan to close or sell at least one facility, signaling worsening...
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 05, 2024
Pressures from high staffing requirements and lagging Medicaid reimbursement rates are reaching a new and concerning peak in Pennsylvania, according to provider surveys published by the largest for-profit...
GAO review of long-term care ombudsman programs eerily echoes providers’ own concerns
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Josh Henreckson
May 24, 2024
Many of the same problems facing long-term care operators across the country have also increasingly arisen as obstacles for state long-term care ombudsman programs in recent years, according to a report...
Decorating project draws on medication aide’s fine art background
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Josh Henreckson
May 23, 2024
“When people walk into that common space, the first thing that they do is look up,” said Anna Halvorson, administrator at the Good Samaritan Society – Lakota.
States with nursing home direct-care spending rules grapple with complex costs
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Josh Henreckson
May 23, 2024
At a time when staffing and funding regulations for nursing homes are ramping up at both the state and federal levels, one state is reconsidering its demands on long-term care spending.
Less than 5 percent of nursing homes meet federal mandate in 4 states, intensifying hunt for local solutions
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Josh Henreckson
May 21, 2024
The outlook for compliance with the new nursing home staffing mandate took another dour turn Tuesday.
Sweeping policy changes recommended to address long-term care workforce shortages
By
Josh Henreckson
May 17, 2024
As long-term care faces mounting workforce challenges, a North Carolina task force is recommending sweeping policy changes to support registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in the sector.
Task force recommends state reduce reliance on nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
May 15, 2024
A new report on the state of long-term care in New Jersey has suggested sweeping changes to policy points of emphasis, regulations and financial incentives in the sector — drawing a mixture of reactions...
Long-term care workers grapple with twice the ‘toxic stress’ as others, study shows
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Josh Henreckson
May 14, 2024
Nurses and nurse aides in long term care report rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) double that of the general population — results that should lead providers to more aggressively support and...