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...
‘Daunting’ concerns about nursing home cost escalation dominate 2025 pay rule comments
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Josh Henreckson
May 29, 2024
Hundreds of providers are making one last attempt to increase pay rates and limit potential financial penalties of the proposed nursing home pay rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’...
Simple onboarding fixes can boost retention, raise ‘shockingly low bar’ for providers
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Josh Henreckson
May 27, 2024
Newly hired caregivers’ impressions of their onboarding process have a major impact on job satisfaction and retention, but recent analysis of hundreds of US caregivers and administrators shows a major...
Geriatrician ranks grow but gains outpaced by senior population growth
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Josh Henreckson
May 30, 2024
The number of geriatric clinicians has risen in recent years, but not enough to match the demand caused by the aging US population, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation of health...
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...
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.
States with nursing home direct-care spending rules grapple with complex costs
By
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.
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...
Bill to compel unique surveyor-nursing home collaboration on a roll
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 18, 2024
A bill that would require the Pennsylvania Department of Health to hold yearly meetings to collaborate with nursing homes on survey practices and results passed through the state House Monday. Sector leaders...
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...