Youth-led art program creates lasting connections with nursing home residents in 5 states
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
Today’s seniors and young adults may have grown up in completely different eras of music and media, but one growing program is proving that art can be a powerful bridge between generations.
Colorful quilt installation brightens the fabric of long-term care life
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 13, 2024
What started as a simple idea to add a special touch of decoration for a group of long-term care residents quickly escalated into something much more recently.
Bill makes failure to avert nursing home abuse a felony for directors, managers
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 07, 2024
A Delaware bill would open nursing home directors and managers to felony charges if they fail to “promptly take corrective action” after the discovery of resident abuse or neglect that leads to serious...
Changes to end-of-life wound classification in a recent Minimum Data Set update should be a positive for long-term care, but regulatory and legal ambiguity still surrounded the new coding procedures at...
NY nursing home to pay up to $8.6M, make major reforms to resolve criminal fraud charges
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 05, 2024
A settlement with the New York Attorney General’s office will require a Long Island nursing home to pay up to $8.6 million in Medicare and Medicaid restitution and funding for state-mandated changes...
Nursing homes targeted for more oversight, despite state’s ‘chronically underfunded’ facilities
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 04, 2024
The tug of war between nursing home patient advocates and long-term care providers continued last week as a leading Rhode Island advocacy group threw its support behind a pair of bills that would tighten...
In wake of mishandled nursing home closing, lawmakers look to tighten oversight
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 27, 2024
Missouri lawmakers are calling for tightened regulations for long-term care and other eldercare facilities following a controversial nursing home shutdown. A bill proposed last week by Missouri House Minority...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award bestowed upon 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Foster Stubbs
Adam Healy
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Four inspiring women have been elected 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Spirit Award winners, organizers announced
Historic strike over wages, staffing may hit at least 10 unrelated nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Care workers at 10 Minnesota nursing homes and counting are planning a one-day strike for March 5. About 600 workers across seven facilities first announced plans to strike Tuesday, but that number has...
Regulators pushed for $25 per hour nursing home minimum wage
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 21, 2024
Labor advocates are pushing Minnesota’s Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board to implement a $25 minimum wage for all staff, among other measures aimed at supporting a struggling care workforce.