A great deal of attention is paid to the clinical aspects of treating residents in the waning days of their lives. But the physical space they occupy can be just as important. Here’s how some of...
Expecting higher pay, fewer labor pains, Ensign snatches up 17 more SNFs
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Joe Bush
Oct 28, 2022
Lifted by its expansion in Texas and across the nation and expecting higher state revenues, Ensign Thursday reported a blockbuster third quarter and optimism for year’s end.
Taking the senior care ancillary route: Proceed, but with caution
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2022
Diversification is an increasingly important business tactic for many senior care operators, but those in skilled nursing need to ensure they view add-on services through the appropriate lens.
Special Contributors
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Haymarket Media
Dec 17, 2005
Public policy leaders have far-reaching effects on long-term care. To help mark our 25th anniversary, McKnight’s invited the most influential figures in the United States to give their personal visions...
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 treatment rates in nursing homes discovered
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 17, 2023
Just 18% of COVID cases in nursing homes were treated with antiviral medications, and the rate increased only slightly after oral treatments were approved, according to new research.
Staffing shortages driving more public nursing homes to the precipice
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2023
Publicly owned nursing homes, often unable to increase revenue without the express consent of elected officials or taxpayer referendums, are finding themselves increasingly on the brink of collapse by...
Residents suffered during lockdowns, but new study shows cognition didn’t
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 14, 2022
Residents in long-term care did not suffer steeper cognitive declines because of COVID-19-related isolation, countering a fear widely held early in the pandemic, investigators say.
Parkinson: ‘2023 is going to be a tough year’
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James M. Berklan
Aug 31, 2022
Long-term care leaders are eyeing the next 18 months warily, despite recent victories in the form of better-than-expected Medicare reimbursements for fiscal 2023 and Monday’s partial reprieve on emergency...
More nursing home cuts buried deep in CMS physician fee schedule
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 12, 2022
Healthcare providers, including doctors and physicians who treat nursing home patients, continue to find more troubling details in the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
How to do it… Therapy contracts
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Haymarket Media
Oct 16, 2006
Choosing a therapy contractor isn’t as easy as it may sound. Many providers simply don’t expect enough of their therapists. Experts in the field advise that a therapy provider help plan for...