The Department of Health and Human Services may have shelved the CLASS long-term care benefit, but advocates of the program said mixed messages from the White House suggest otherwise. One major provider...
Clydesdales bring Christmas cheer and carriage rides to nursing home residents, families
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 20, 2023
Christmas came early for Garden Gate Nursing Home residents in the form of holiday carriage rides led by two distinguished Clydesdales.
NY nursing home owners may soon have to publicly disclose business partners
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 12, 2022
For-profit nursing home owners in New York may soon be required to publicly disclose when they hire certain companies to perform services at their facilities.
Israeli study shows Pfizer booster gives seniors big rise in immunity
Aug 23, 2021
Israel approved booster shots for people aged 60 years and older late last month; the government lowered the age of eligibility to 40 years last week
Are you dispensable?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2020
When it comes to me-reading, it’s hard to beat the late, great Charles Krauthammer. I was never crazy about his political leanings and disagreed with much of his advice. But, my gosh, could that guy...
The Big Picture: LTC’s angels and devils
By
John O'Connor
Sep 06, 2019
Many things make long-term care unique. For one, you’d be hard pressed to find a sector where angels and devils intermingle so regularly. The angels in our midst are easy to spot, as their effervescence...
SNF workers say they’ll strike if $40M isn’t added to the state’s budget
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
About 2,500 skilled nursing facility workers from across Connecticut say they are prepared to go on strike, unless the governor adds millions into the budget for the field.
Nursing facility fines down by nearly a third since Trump took office
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 18, 2019
Nursing facilities have seen their fines drop by about 31% during the Trump administration, according to a Kaiser Health News analysis, released on Friday.
NIC: Skilled nursing occupancy hits a record low
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 13, 2018
Residency numbers for the skilled nursing field continue to trend downward and may have reached a new low, according to data released Wednesday.
States ramping up efforts to shift care out of SNFs to control Medicaid costs
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Oct 14, 2016
Nearly every state is pushing to move more long-term care services to home or community-based settings as an effort to rein in Medicaid spending, a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows.