Hey HHS, your ageism is showing. Sort of ironic, given that your department (especially your main nursing home regulatory agency) has been on a health equity tear of late.
Scrooged again: MA plans can’t escape criticism of clandestine coverage rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 02, 2024
If you were looking for someone deserving to be cast as Ebeneezer Scrooge this holiday season, Medicare Advantage insurers may have just locked up the audition (for this year and maybe future years too).
Nursing home funding: Worth a closer look
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 19, 2022
The current nursing home funding system overlooks a simple fact: Living in a beautiful, updated home makes people feel better.
In a buyer’s market, who will step into the void?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2022
Holding on right now is already possibly as hard as it’s ever been. Could a bad economy turn into a buyer’s market for business-minded investors?
Hitting the road for rural respect
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2023
This week takes me on a road trip, but I assure you there’s no VW bus with a dashboard full of party snacks.
New Jewish Home appoints Mundy and Abrams as nursing home administrators
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 15, 2020
The New Jewish Home, a comprehensive healthcare system serving older New Yorkers, has appointed new administrators at two of its two skilled nursing facilities. Sandra Mundy, a nursing home administrator...
Dedication doesn’t falter amid fresh destruction
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
It’s been a calamitous couple of weeks for storm-battered skilled nursing operators and many of the dedicated people who work in them.
The gig economy finally catches up with long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 18, 2021
It’s going to take more than just money to entice people into healthcare and get them to stay
‘Code Silver’ simulations are enhancing staff confidence
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
A workplace violence training program developed by an Ohio health system equipped staff with new responses and for reacting to potentially violent situations. Summa Health System’s efforts included classroom...
Herndon takes top spot at Forest Ridge
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2020
Diane Herndon has been named executive director of Forest Ridge Senior Living in Woodland Park, CO. Herndon has a bachelor’s degree in social work and is certified as a nursing home administrator. She...