How to do it… Lighten and brighten amid the COVID fog
By
John Hall
Dec 01, 2021
Skilled nursing care is a remarkably resilient industry.
Common areas earning special second looks as the heart of senior living spaces
By
John Hall
May 01, 2019
Common spaces in long-term care communities have received renewed interest in recent years, being viewed in some design circles as the “heart,” or core, of senior communities. This holds true even...
How to do it … Rebuild a tattered SNF workforce
By
John Hall
Nov 11, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities are facing some of the biggest challenges in their history as they struggle to recruit, rebuild and fortify their challenged workforces.
How to do it … Battle staffing demons as well as inflation
By
John Hall
May 01, 2022
Experts explain here how nursing homes can best navigate choppy financial waters ahead.
How to do it … Maintaining PPE supplies
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2021
Since pandemic conditions emerged last March, long-term care providers have been beset with how to find, purchase and extend the use of enough personal protective equipment. Experts provide valuable advice...
State News: City plans to seek compensation for burned out former nursing home
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2019
ILLINOIS — After volunteers spent days during the summer decorating windows at a vacant nursing home, the building burned in a December fire.
How to do it … Heed COVID’s rehab lessons
By
John Hall
Oct 01, 2021
Rehabilitation therapists are experts at helping patients relearn the skills needed to lead functional lives. Over the course of the pandemic, therapists themselves have learned to improvise on the fly...
How to do it … Off-season prep for loans
By
John Hall
May 01, 2019
Not in the current market for a loan? So what! Owner-operators should be in a constant state of readiness to borrow money — whether it’s needed for short-term cash or long-term capital projects.
Mood of the Market Survey reveals most long-term care leaders want to stay in the profession, others...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.
Mood of the Market Survey: Bent but clearly not broken
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2020
2020 McKnight’s Mood of the Market Survey reveals dedicated long-term care leaders looking for better salary and more staff, but by and large satisfied with their jobs, despite historic conditions.