The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
An unrelenting virus will shape the year ahead, but staffing shortages, state and federal legislation and technology also could lead to much-needed new opportunities for the skilled nursing sector.
60 Seconds with … Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D.
Jan 01, 2022
A 60 second interview with Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute.
Bob Lane: Consensus builder is center stage
Jan 01, 2022
In September 2021, Bob Lane became the president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators even though he had planned to retire after 34 years in aging services.
CMS intensifies survey oversight in new memo
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has turned up the heat again on providers with new guidance that directs surveyors to take a more critical look at nurse competency and residents’ quality...
60 seconds with … Nicole Colline
Dec 01, 2021
Nicole Colline, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Director, Family Nurse Practitioner
Program, Yale School of Nursing
Price-gouging accusations lead to action: LTC operators seek agency staffing fixes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2021
After watching pay for temporary workers explode over the last year-plus, providers have been calling out anti-competitive behavior and pushing for fast state and federal pricing reforms.
It takes a Village
By
John Andrews
Dec 01, 2021
Smith Village in Chicago listened to its residents and jumped fully into the movement of increasing private rooms in skilled nursing and rehab spaces.
Study interviews with clinicians found telehealth reduced stress and increased access to care.
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2021
The use of telehealth to reach patients not only reduced stress for nursing home residents, but also increased their ability to access convenient care, according to a study led by researchers at the University...
LTC aides need more mental health support
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2021
Long-term care operators must provide more mental health and emotional support for nursing aides in response to the psychological and physical toll the pandemic has had on them, according to new research.