Provider hit with back pay and hiring demands even after judge dismisses parts of union case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
A National Labor Relations Board judge has dismissed parts of an extensive case brought by a Missouri union, after leaders successfully negotiated new contracts with the owners of three involved nursing...
Nurse shortages escalate hiring challenges at providers’ regional offices
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2023
Large skilled nursing chains are finding it increasingly difficult to hire and retain regional staff amid a nursing shortage and changing attitudes about work-life balance.
Socially active older adults remain healthier over time, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 14, 2023
Middle-aged and older adults who take part in recreational activities and volunteer work are less likely to develop physical, cognitive, mental or emotional problems, researchers say.
Audits trigger new concern over aging CMS antipsychotic standards
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Worries over federal audits designed to monitor nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnosing continued to mount as some providers learned they had “failed” their check-ups months into the...
‘Creativity just isn’t enough’ to cover costs of care without more pay, alarmed nursing home leaders...
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Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 21, 2023
Creative ideas to entice more workers to Iowa’s nursing homes will not solve the labor shortfall and wage issues unless lawmakers increase funding to match the cost of care, providers and advocates said.
With scope unknown, nursing homes brace for new schizophrenia audits
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 10, 2023
Three weeks after federal officials announced they would begin auditing nursing homes for overuse of schizophrenia diagnoses, providers are still looking for answers about what those investigations will...
ADL limitations fall by 18 percent among American seniors: survey
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 06, 2023
Fewer American seniors are reporting disabilities, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Investigators have an idea of what’s behind a steep, decade-long decline.
They said it best in 2022 — long-term care’s most popular blogs, podcasts
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James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2022
Here is a look at 2022’s most popular blogs and most listened to podcasts from McKnight’s, as indicated by hundreds of thousands of reader clicks.
Warning on staffing minimum: Studying costs won’t matter if pay doesn’t add up
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 30, 2022
Cost analysis will be “an important part” of a final report on federal minimum staffing standards, the head of a national study assured nursing home stakeholders Monday.
How to do it… Raise other infection control up to snuff
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John Hall
Feb 01, 2022
As year three of the pandemic approaches and COVID-19 remains a stubborn obstacle, it’s clear other infection control priorities haven’t received the attention they deserve.