Vacancy levels nearly doubled at the state’s top healthcare regulatory agency in 2015, shedding light on a staffing drain that goes far beyond Maryland’s long-term care facilities.
State News for November 2016
Nov 05, 2016
A Texas Health Care Association commissioned report says the blame for what it calls historic employee turnover rates and more at-risk seniors lays squarely on declining reimbursement.
State News for October 2016
Oct 01, 2016
Louisiana’s long-term care community was not unscathed from flooding that hit in mid-August, leaving thousands homeless and wreaking the worst damage in the country since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
State News for September 2016
Sep 05, 2016
State officials should crack down on minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes, according to a new report.
State News for August 2016
Aug 06, 2016
A proposal that would have dramatically increased fines and oversight of Massachusetts nursing homes was rejected by state lawmakers in late June.
State News for February 2016
Feb 04, 2016
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey provider organizations are raising concerns over a state bill that would create minimum staffing requirements for certified nursing assistants.
State News for January 2016
Jan 04, 2016
MINNESOTA — Nearly 600 nursing assistants will be required to retake a certification test due to “suspicious” patterns in the results.
State News for October 2015
Oct 05, 2015
West Virginia — West Virginia has begun requiring a comprehensive background check program for long-term care employees. All skilled nursing providers will be required to use the program by the beginning...
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
State News for July 2015
Jul 06, 2015
Long-term care providers are hailing a new state law that requires hospitals to inform seniors about their hospital-admission status.