Ask the nursing expert: As DON, I spend much of my day fixing staffing issues or working the floor myself....
By
Amy Stewart
Mar 01, 2022
As DON, I spend much of my day fixing staffing issues or working the floor myself. How can I improve my current situation?
CMS updates providers on changes coming down the pipeline soon
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 06, 2018
Staffing data for Payroll-Based Journal must be submitted by August 14, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials reminded providers last week.
Close to 1,400 nursing homes lose a rating star due to new staffing info
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2018
Nearly 1,400 nursing homes have lost star ratings in Nursing Home Compare staffing levels because of inadequate numbers of registered nurses or from a lack of reporting reliable staffing information, signs...
Study explores rural nursing challenges and opportunities
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2015
Rural facilities with higher ratios of RNs are associated with better outcomes, but the right staffing mix might be difficult to achieve.
Gov. supports striking nursing home workers
Sep 01, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) joined 700 striking nursing home workers after a National Labor Relations Board ruling found their employer violated labor laws.
Study shows dramatic rise in short-stay residents
Feb 27, 2008
A new analysis of trends in New York nursing home care reads like a summary of what is happening around the country. In short: more shorter stays for residents, as well as more sicker or cognitively impaired...
Ask The Payment Expert
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Caryn Adams
Jun 06, 2019
My April Five-Star rating is different from what I expected. Why? In March, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services posted changes to the Five-Star calculation methods that affected ratings beginning...
How to do it … Best bathing practices despite staff shortages
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John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Workforce shortages continue to challenge skilled providers in many areas, and patient bathing isn’t exempt. In spite of all the disruption, however, COVID-19 has revealed the resilience of staff and...
Nursing homes more prepared for the coronavirus than for H1N1: survey
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 26, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 troubles currently facing eldercare facilities, things could have been much worse for some, a Michigan survey suggests.
These 10 steps needed to save skilled nursing, experts say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2022
An ambitious, 10-pronged reform package that includes cash infusions and regulatory fixes is needed to head off another COVID-scale tragedy in long-term care, according to two leading healthcare researchers.