Expecting higher pay, fewer labor pains, Ensign snatches up 17 more SNFs
By
Joe Bush
Oct 28, 2022
Lifted by its expansion in Texas and across the nation and expecting higher state revenues, Ensign Thursday reported a blockbuster third quarter and optimism for year’s end.
Senate leader who instigated SFF crackdown wants even tougher measures — and more funding — for...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
skilled nursing facilities, the key Senate leader who instigated the crackdown said he wanted even more oversight — as well as more funding — for providers.
Skilled nursing’s best-read columns and blogs of 2023
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 20, 2023
The rich mix of insights offered at mcknights.com is always a highlight of the year, and 2023 was certainly no exception.
The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Flurry of Medicare Advantage regulation likely to hit nursing home coffers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 03, 2023
Federal efforts to rein in Medicare Advantage spending and recoup payments awarded for improper diagnoses will likely lead to even more financial pressure on nursing homes that serve plan beneficiaries,...
LTCH closures send more patients to nursing homes, but are they ready?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 22, 2023
Shifting payment policies have decreased Medicare spending on patients requiring mechanical ventilation, but they also have led to the closure of many long-term care hospitals and have driven more patients...
Why long-term care advocates are holding their breath over likely Congress power shift
By
Joe Bush
Oct 20, 2022
The effort to alter long-term care workforce policies is waiting, along with the rest of the country, on pins and needles for Nov. 8 election results.
Making major portfolio investments, Omega bristles at staffing minimum
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2023
Omega Healthcare Investors has stocked its pipeline with skilled nursing deals and already executed the purchase of five West Virginia facilities this quarter. But leaders with the real estate investment...
Life Care must face trial in 2 of nation’s earliest COVID deaths
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2023
Life Care Centers of America and one of its operating partners must face a wrongful death trial for alleged lapses in protocol at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge ruled Friday.
NY brings fresh allegations of a for-profit nursing home “pocketing” Medicaid funds
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 13, 2023
New York’s attorney general wants a state court to force the owners of a Syracuse nursing home to answer questions about “pocketing” $37.6 million in government funding.