On federal staffing minimum, providers need protections: AHCA’s Phil Fogg
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 24, 2023
Nursing home providers could support a federal minimum staffing rule that is funded and exempts them from penalties if they make “best faith efforts” to hire, according to one of the nation’s top...
Jamie Dlatt joined Legacy Healthcare in September 2008 as a facility administrator and quickly rose through the ranks to roles such as chief compliance officer and vice president of operations before strutting...
Good business partners can be difficult to find, which is why Wendy Strain, the director of consulting services for Polaris Group, is a bright light in a crowded field.
State weighing ‘living wage’ for all nursing home workers
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Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
Companion bills moving through the Massachusetts House and Senate would require that MassHealth — the state’s Medicaid program — reimburse facilities enough to pay all employees a “living wage.”
Nursing home CEO supports union walkout
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 27, 2023
A worker walkout at Weinberg Campus in New York this week found an unusual ally: the nonprofit senior health community’s chief executive officer.
CMS to lose half of staff in shutdown, full impact on providers uncertain
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Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 28, 2023
Nursing home providers should not see any interruption in Medicaid and Medicare benefits during a short-term government shutdown, experts and sector observers said as Congress moved closer to the precipice...
State’s 52nd nursing home shutdown extends staggering loss of nursing home beds
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 13, 2023
Kansas hit a dubious milestone recently with the 52nd nursing home either shutting down entirely or taking beds offline since the beginning of the pandemic.
Consumers launch initiative to grow nursing home bed capacity in their county
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 30, 2023
A group that began with women frustrated at finding suitable nursing home spots for family members is now partnering with a county health department for an assessment of the community’s skilled nursing...
Union hails new staffing ratios that will cost $200 million over 2 years
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 05, 2023
New staffing ratios for Pennsylvania’s nursing homes that went into effect Saturday will combat unsafe working conditions and improve residents’ quality of care, union representatives claim.
This state is reporting 93 percent occupancy — not counting the 3,000 beds offline due to staffing...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 12, 2023
Nursing homes need to be able to pay a living wage to have a chance of countering a major workforce crisis that has left 3,000 beds offline, the state’s leading sector advocacy group testified Monday.