Gov. Tim Walz (D) (pictured) took a budget victory lap at a nursing home late this summer, allowing the operator to ask for continued and more robust support for the sector.
Is pay pain reaching its peak after another year of impressive wage growth?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2022
After a two-year stretch in which nursing homes’ largest employee group made salary gains approaching 20%, relief for cash-strapped providers may be in sight, even if far on the horizon.
Antibiotics under fire: Providers must master new methods to keep use down
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities must treat both pressure ulcers and surgical site wounds, and never has there been more focus on treating them successfully to minimize infection. The profession is also under...
The carrot vs. the stick
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2022
As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, there’s often been an unexpected guest at the negotiating table.
From COVID-19 hardships come advances
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2020
In areas ranging from telehealth to staffing, the 2020 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards reveal providers’ smart new approaches and solutions.
New guidance adds pressure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2022
Skilled nursing providers in late October began grappling with major changes to rules governing their everyday operations, with new surveyor guidance that went live Oct. 24.
Sarcopenia increases risk of death among DFU patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Sarcopenia, or age-related loss of muscle mass, is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, researchers have found.
Managed care pouncing on promise of lower rates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
You’ve surely already heard your organization should brace for an adjustment that brings the Patient Driven Payment Model back to budget-neutral status.
Having My Say | We must find a way to stress better behavioral care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2022
Given all the attention the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has streamed on skilled nursing lately, the agency will surely expect more from providers on the behavioral front, too.
White House vision has providers seeing red
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 01, 2022
Proposed staff minimums, increased enforcement activity and a ‘chilling’ stance on private investment raise concerns about keeping the doors open.