All data lovers you are in luck! Another quarter of data is in, courtesy of the CMS Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC). We have all watched trends since the initiation of the Patient Driven Payment...
State revokes licenses, expels 7 Louisiana nursing homes from Medicaid program over Hurricane Ida deaths,...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 08, 2021
The state of Louisiana has revoked licenses and terminated state Medicaid provider agreements for seven Louisiana nursing homes operated by a Baton Rouge real estate developer following the deaths of seven...
Put this on repeat: Heroes shine in stormy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Ida’s remnants inundated parts of New Jersey with up to 10 inches of rain in violent downpours last Wednesday, but an outpouring of support from the state’s largest private nursing home operator...
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Sep 03, 2021
CDC says smaller packages of the vaccine may be available by October
Nursing home leaders unraveling after months of pandemic dangers, workloads, McKnight’s survey shows
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 07, 2021
Findings of the 2021 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey shed unsettling light on fragile workplaces and severely tested workforces.
Death toll rises as nursing home operator faces 7 closures, legal scrutiny over hurricane evacuation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
Seven nursing home residents have now died after being shipped to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida, and Louisiana officials have ordered the temporary closure of the seven nursing homes where they...
Who invited them?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 07, 2021
After O’Connor family gatherings, it’s always the outrageous attendees who are remembered and later talked about. Nursing home operators can relate, as they’re being reminded yet again after...
At least 4 nursing home residents dead after riding out hurricane in warehouse; 800-plus on the move...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Hundreds of Louisiana nursing home residents have been evacuated for the second time in a week, after state officials discovered four individuals moved to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida later...
Ask the care expert: How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2021
How do you keep a Foley bag from touching the floor when a resident is in a low bed?
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.