Listening in at the intersection of policy and pain
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 10, 2021
My obsession with podcasts began a few years ago, when I spent quite a bit of time on the road. Naturally, I found true crime podcasts the best sidekick for long solo drives, and my library remains stacked...
Lessons on living and dying, courtesy of the Carters
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2023
In the twilight of their lives, we are reminded that the Carters are a normal couple facing the very basic challenges typical of advanced age. Both are grappling with how to live out their days and where...
Until Ukrainian caregivers can rest, we can’t look away
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2022
It hurts to think of those whose fate rests solely with their Ukrainian caregivers, who have families and lives of their own to consider. But you’ll miss something important if you look away.
‘Living’ legacy takes on new meaning in COVID times
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 14, 2021
Like the industry facing its own mortality, Reggie Hartsfield went headlong into the struggle and refused to go down.
2nd annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards gala honors veteran leaders at their peak
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2024
A sold-out crowd celebrated the second class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners Thursday night in a lively event that combined networking with unabashed appreciation for some of the aging services...
A stressed sector must find a way to stress better behavioral care
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2022
When CMS issued its new behavioral health strategy last week, the phrase “nursing home” was strangely absent from the outline. But given all the attention it has streamed on skilled nursing lately,...
Recruiting firms help SNFs address turnover due to COVID-19
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
With long-standing turnover issues already plaguing the industry, recruiting companies are encouraging providers to rethink hiring and retention efforts to stave off potential crises during the coronavirus...
Cost, interpretation of new enhanced barrier precautions worry providers as rule kicks in
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 03, 2024
A new set of regulations requiring the use of enhanced barrier precautions for many nursing home patients has left providers scrambling to understand the rationale behind some standards and grappling with...
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases are increasing, but experts say deadly outbreaks aren’t inevitable
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 12, 2021
Eight months and thousands of vaccinations made an “amazing” difference in two COVID-19 outbreaks at Masonicare’s Wallingford, CT, campus.
‘Staggering’ 75% of nursing homes almost never meet expected RN staffing levels, study finds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2019
Three-fourths of the nation’s nursing homes never meet federal staffing expectations for registered nurse staffing, and RNs are often missing from such facilities on the weekends, according to a new...