Fully 70% of skilled nursing chief financial officers said they were optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their respective local markets — but that represents a slide from 78%...
Nursing challenge: C-suite
By
John O'Connor
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing leaders have a much harder time gaining C-suite access at many skilled care businesses, a new survey has found. Respondents noted that about only 46% of nursing facilities indicated that their...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Sheldon L. Goldberg
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John O'Connor
Sep 08, 2020
Long-term care may be constantly changing. Still, some issues never seem to vanish. Take uneven survey and enforcement practices. A recent problem? Hardly. In fact, it was one of Sheldon Goldberg’s chief...
Emergency room fix: elder fall prevention
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John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2010
Each year, nearly 500,000 nursing home residents are rushed to emergency departments. Better preventive care could eliminate many of these trips, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Heenan: E-learning powerful tool
By
John O'Connor
May 09, 2007
As Diversicare’s director of training, Ted Heenan has become an expert on staff-training challenges. All too often, he says, it consists of herding bored people into a room to hear information that...
Feds seek tornado shelters for residents
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John O'Connor
May 01, 2014
The deadly tornado that destroyed a Missouri nursing home three years ago showed that long-term care facilities need to have specially designed shelter areas, says a recently released government report.
Amid national rollout, many on front lines leery about vaccine
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John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2020
“I believe this is the weapon that will end the war.” New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo made the statement at the first known clinically authorized vaccination Monday morning at the Long Island Jewish...
Making sure our stuff matters
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2008
Whenever I talk with long-term care professionals, I like to ask why they have chosen to do this work. Let’s face it, this is not a field for sissies.
Administrators pan pay-for-performance
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Most nursing home administrators do not believe that pay-for-performance initiatives lead to improved resident care or stronger bottom lines, according to findings recently published in the Journal of...
Departing workers are outpacing arrivals
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2015
Workers are continuing to leave the field faster than they arrive, a new study finds.