State fines nursing home $200K over staffing requirements … Health tech vital for rural healthcare, but not a ‘silver bullet’ for shortages or care improvements: panel … Fresenius recalls some...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 1
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2023
GA, DE identify nurses with fraudulent licenses in national scheme, questions remain about roles … Union ‘sounds alarm’ over 2-year delay in staffing penalties; short-staffed providers embrace it...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 26
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 25, 2022
Virginia considers minimum staffing mandates for nursing homes … Infected CNAs recount their ongoing work at short-staffed California nursing homes … Death of two residents during winter storm at nursing...
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 5
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 05, 2023
Proposed task force would advise Congress, the White House on how to address nursing shortage … LTC staff struggled, had ‘notable difficulties’ in providing palliative care during pandemic … Home...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 2
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2022
Give us $700,000 and we’ll stay open, remote, private nursing home tells surrounding towns … Union representing 12,000 Veterans Affairs nurses plans protests amid shortages, stalled contract talks...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
COVID hospitalizations approach last summer’s high, but flu and RSV cases waning … NC nursing home to pay $126K after storm-related staff shortages, two patient deaths … FDA decision on experimental...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 10
Dec 10, 2021
Senate votes to overturn vaccine or test mandate for private employers with more than 100 workers … Houston giving $57 million to address staff shortages in long-term care … Bill that would allow families...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Nov 17, 2022
Wisconsin will raise direct care worker wages with Medicaid increase in 2023 … Justice Department launches disability rights investigation into Missouri’s use of SNFs … Hospitals ask Congress...
Also in the News for Friday, Nov. 10
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
CNA association pushes patient-centered care pay reform as staffing fix … LeadingAge coverage: ‘Epic’ workforce challenges can be met with short-, mid- and long-term solutions … Resident charged...
Also in the News for Monday, April 8, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2024
Long-term care industry needs to raise the bar for onboarding: survey … Lawmakers embrace bill prohibiting LTC owners or staff from becoming guardians of residents … Change Healthcare facing at least...