I’ve always been a big believer that the words we choose to use really do matter. They help us understand; they convey emotion and information, and connect us to one another. What will the words of 2020...
Pandemic creates difficult financial terrain for SNFs
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2020
Providers confront challenges, from low occupancy to earnings losses, but opportunities beckon as well.
Gender pay, education gap for nurses remains: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 01, 2020
Male registered nurses continue to earn more than their female counterparts, despite males often having less education and being less likely to be certified. That’s according to the latest “Nurse Salary...
Ask the nursing expert: How should we begin to prepare for influenza season?
By
Amy Stewart
Oct 01, 2020
How should we begin to prepare for influenza season?
October IT Update
Oct 01, 2020
Nursing home residents would have quicker access to breakthrough technologies as treatment options under a new Medicare coverage pathway proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Testing rules, requirements are ‘unsustainable’: operator
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Even with additional testing resources from the federal government, one nursing home operator said current costs combined with new surveillance requirements are simply “unsustainable.”
New testing mandates could cost up to $15K each week
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2020
Larger nursing homes could be on the hook for as much as another $15,000 per week to comply with newly announced COVID-19 testing requirements for staff members, LeadingAge warned in a mid-September report.
Ask the payment expert: I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests....
By
Caryn Adams
Oct 01, 2020
I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests. How should we respond?
Surveyors get tested
Oct 01, 2020
MINNESOTA — Nursing home surveyors in Minnesota are now being tested for COVID-19, after state officials faced criticism for allowing the inspectors to go into facilities without first being tested for...
300 surveyors untested
Oct 01, 2020
CALIFORNIA — California health officials had yet to test at least 60% of its nursing home inspectors for COVID-19 despite promises to do so from Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).