Skilled nursing lags senior care in employee engagement, Fortune magazine research finds
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 13, 2018
Employees in senior living communities are more engaged than their skilled nursing counterparts, an indicator of potential future success, according to initial research into Great Place to Work applicants.
A winning combination
By
Brett Bakshis
Aug 01, 2008
The symbol of Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron saint of nurses and gamblers, is a large, red cross, and that was the former shape of St. Camillus health center near Milwaukee.
New Supreme Court term has major implications for long-term care
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 05, 2023
Three cases before the US Supreme Court this term could have significant repercussions for the long-term care sector, including how much authority federal agencies have to create and enforce regulations...
‘Recession proof’ nursing homes may not see usual labor gains due to COVID
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2022
While nursing homes have traditionally been better able to compete for and keep workers in an economic downturn, a possible recession coming on the heels of COVID-19 will test conventional wisdom.
Nursing homes out of compliance with state’s staffing minimums to be fined
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 27, 2023
New Jersey nursing homes that violate the state’s staffing minimums could be fined up to $500 per violation under new regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
ACHCA President and CEO Bill McGinley calling it a career
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2021
Bill McGinley, the dynamic president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators, has announced his retirement. He will remain through the group’s online annual convocation in April...
CDC starts much-anticipated training for mandatory COVID-19 reporting by nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 30, 2020
Details about the new process nursing homes will have to use to report COVID-19 infections and deaths directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began flowing Wednesday.
MedPAC: SNF rates ‘more than adequate,’ payment reforms not coming fast enough
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Jun 03, 2016
Medicare’s current payment rates for skilled nursing facilities are “more than adequate” to keep up with cost growth, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has reasserted.
Our simple goal: To be useful
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2007
If you are like most long-term care professionals, the workday sometimes grabs onto nights, weekends and holidays. That means that we at McKnight’s need to deliver content that merits whatever little...
Opinion: The Big Picture — Looking past the parking lot
By
John O'Connor
Jun 12, 2006
In his illuminating autobiography, Wendy’s Restaurant Founder Dave Thomas talks about the intense competition he faced early on.