Long-term care providers may find themselves in a situation this year where no news is good news regarding reimbursement.
Then again, they probably aren’t really going to have much of a choice: In...
Personal furniture
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 06, 2015
Not too hard, not too soft: Future selections for seniors will emphasize choice and style while embracing function to a higher degree than ever before, experts say
Taking a load off
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 05, 2015
More facilities are pulling the plug on resource-robbing laundry practices — as they seek to lessen environmental burden and improve the bottom line
Scary ‘state’: Two-thirds of nursing home operators fear closure without staffing relief
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 06, 2024
The long-term care sector is still struggling to rebuild to pre-pandemic staffing levels while also bracing for negative effects of new federal regulations, according to the “State of the Sector” report...
Advocates call for ACA-backed demonstration projects in nursing home sector
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2024
Patient advocates and nursing home operators intent on shifting the traditional approach to skilled nursing care should seize on a call for demonstration projects included in the Affordable Care Act, two...
Balanced Living program invests in individualized care, predicts long-term profitability
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 19, 2024
A new eldercare pilot program will bring more holistic and individualized care to residents across the continuum, including high-need long-term care residents, organizers say.
‘Dangerous’ trend requires different support for new and experienced nurses: expert panel
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 13, 2023
Nurses need focused training and reliable support networks if the healthcare sector hopes to head off retention woes that are trending in a “dangerous” direction, a group of nursing experts...
Why COVID may kill the management fee and change LTC deal-making for good
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2021
If the model of 5% management fees wasn’t dead before COVID, it might well be now, a panel of lenders, investors and operators said Monday at the NIC Fall 2021 conference.
‘Big, big changes’ coming to nursing home regulation thanks to pandemic’s destruction, Grabowski...
By
Liza Berger
Nov 16, 2020
Because of the devastation COVID-19 has wrought on nursing homes, regulatory changes likely are coming, according to a highly respected long-term care researcher.
Profile: Bill McGinley
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 09, 2018
CEO, American College of Health Care Administrators