The 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Leaders at their ‘breaking points’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 11, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump versus 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Seniors shouldn’t wait until fall for COVID-19 booster vax, federal health officials say
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jul 13, 2022
Receiving another booster shot now will not rule out getting a variant-specific shot in the fall, officials told seniors Tuesday. And a second booster shot provides a higher level of protection, they emphasized.
Up in smoke: Providers rethinking pre-employment drug screens
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
With medical marijuana now legal in three-fourths of all states, some long-term care employers say that pre-employment testing is weeding out otherwise ideal job candidates.
Will successful COVID-19 trials entice drugmakers into more SNF partnerships? This exec says yes.
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2021
The experimental use of monoclonal antibodies in nursing homes during the COVID-19 crisis may finally persuade drugmakers to enroll residents in future drug trials, according to one long-term care executive.
Lawmakers try to wedge open door to nursing home visitors with mandated ‘caregiving’ program
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2021
Vaccination campaigns and reduced COVID-19 transmission may soon bring visitors back to nursing homes, but officials in one state are using legislation to wedge the doors open now.
Parkinson: Maintain SNF vaccinations to cut COVID death rate ‘dramatically’
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 15, 2021
The leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association is hopeful COVID-19 vaccinations of all U.S. nursing home residents will be complete by the March 1 target date it set for states last month.
As a much-anticipated vaccine rolls out, others face obstacles
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2020
Even as the U.S. government authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use late last week, drugmakers around the world acknowledged new challenges in developing other immunizing drugs that...
Pandemic offers upsides for long-term care, industry veteran says
By
Liza Berger
Nov 05, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, while extremely dangerous and challenging, offers a chance for long-term care and the therapy it offers to prove their worth, one longtime industry executive told McKnight’s Long-Term...
BREAKING: Feds partner with CVS, Walgreens to provide pending COVID-19 vaccinations to all senior care...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2020
Residents and workers of all long-term care settings will receive free vaccinations against the coronavirus onsite under a special public-private partnership with pharmaceutical giants CVS and Walgreens,...
Missing or wrong data at admissions costs SNFs millions
By
Danielle Brown
May 23, 2022
SCHAUMBURG, Il. — Skilled nursing providers are leaving millions of reimbursement dollars on the table due to avoidable and costly billing errors — with most coming during the intake and admissions...