More than 200,000 workers have left nursing homes during the pandemic. What are the legal risks of related worker shortages?
Asymptomatic staff may work, guidance says
Feb 01, 2021
Oklahoma – Providers in the state have been skeptical of a new measure that allows healthcare staff members to continue working in long-term care facilities and hospitals if they have COVID-19 and...
CMS sends a message
By
John O'Connor
Jun 06, 2019
It’s no secret that finding and keeping nurses is one of the skilled care sector’s biggest headaches. But it would appear that the folks who regulate this field don’t want to hear it any more. As...
Ask the legal expert: Can CMS increase financial penalties on nursing homes?
By
Norris Cunningham
Apr 01, 2022
Q: I read that the Biden Administration is seeking to increase financial penalties on nursing homes to catastrophic amounts. Can CMS really do this?
Range of providers use extra cash to lure, keep needed staff
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term care workers in several regions are in line for significant wage increases after employees received pledges of more support from their respective operators.
Two vet home leaders face COVID-19 criminal charges
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Two leaders of a veterans home where 76 patients died due to COVID-19 were indicted on criminal neglect charges in September, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. She believes the...
Firms add faster pay, financial tools to keep employees happy
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2022
Another firm is stepping up with services to provide long-term care employees with access to part of their wages before payday.
Staffing firms strive to keep both staff, employers whole
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2020
Certification programs, training, other efforts geared to address shortages caused by effects of COVID-19.
Telehealth not perfect but was ‘instrumental’ to skilled care
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2022
Telehealth was critical to ensuring care continuity in skilled nursing facilities during the height of the pandemic, according to a survey of geriatricians by post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare....
Cautiously optimistic, bankers open for business with SNFs
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Lenders taking positive long view with skilled nursing, even though ‘the sector as a whole simply does not have enough labor right now’