Leaders want tech to support occupancy growth: report
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2024
Workforce management technologies that put employees in the spotlight and help long-term care providers improve occupancy rates are of utmost importance to senior care leaders, a new survey finds.
CMS wants tougher survey oversight of nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 05, 2019
Providers could be headed for more challenging experiences with surveyors.
Bill could ease surveys
Apr 01, 2020
Florida — Two proposed bills in Florida could mean fewer inspections for nursing homes within the state.
Is it possible? A kinder, gentler survey proposed
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2020
The nursing home surveying scene in California has recenlty attracted a lot of national attention lately, as well it should.
Talking to families the solution: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 01, 2020
When visitation is restricted within a long-term care facility, communication from staff — or the lack thereof — has a significant effect on family perceptions. That’s according to a Miami University...
Survey: Half of U.S. frontline nurses feeling overwhelmed by COVID-19: ANA Survey
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 01, 2020
Half of U.S. nurses providing patient care for COVID-19 feel emotionally overwhelmed, and nearly 30% say they are experiencing feelings of depression. That’s according to a mental health and wellness...
Nursing students feel unprepared: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2022
A new survey shows many prospective nurses feel academically unprepared to pursue a career in nursing.
Survey citations OK’d in death lawsuits
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 18, 2019
The Louisiana Court of Appeals ruled in August that investigation records and survey citations are admissible in medical malpractice and wrongful death investigations. A Louisiana peer review law...
McKnight’s Flash Survey: Providers’ biggest struggles: missing workers, lack of PPE
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
An expanding coronavirus pandemic continued to devastate the long-term care sector on numerous fronts throughout the end of March and April, even before stories of massive numbers of deaths in facilities...
CMS intensifies survey oversight in new memo
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has turned up the heat again on providers with new guidance that directs surveyors to take a more critical look at nurse competency and residents’ quality...