Nurse salaries rising, but more considering leaving: study
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2022
Long-term care providers’ best strategy for attracting and retaining nurses will have to be paying higher salaries, a staffing expert said after reviewing a new nurse wage survey.
Staffing, census, PPE are leaders’ biggest concerns for 2021, new provider survey shows
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2020
Long-time operational challenges that have worsened — or have popped up for the first time — during the 2020 pandemic are the top worries for nursing homes heading into 2021, a new McKnight’s Long-Term...
Trilogy Health Services, Citadel place high on annual ‘Best Workplaces’ rankings
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
Trilogy Health Services and Citadel were among the large skilled nursing providers to earn top rankings in this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists.
New employee interviews, deeper dive into PBJ data could lead to more survey citations
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
Nursing home operators should be on high alert about the questions surveyors will ask employees about sufficient staffing after heavy emphasis was placed on the matter in updated guidance released this...
The 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Pay up if we’re ‘never going to get caught up’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to results from the fifth...
This state’s long-term care providers need 23,000 workers … and counting
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 12, 2021
Nearly 70% of nursing homes here are restricting admissions because of a lack of staffing.
Administrators and DONs at ‘breaking points’ in 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump since 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, May 27
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s LTC facilities beat mainland trends with 84% staff vaccination rate … Texas governor signs bill that publicizes nursing home and assisted living disease outbreak data… COVID vaccine increases...
Mood of the Market Part 3: Would-be quitters are sector’s ‘wake-up call’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 08, 2023
The share of nursing home leaders “seriously considering quitting” their jobs has fallen just below the 50% mark for the first time since the early pandemic, according to new results in the 2023 McKnight’s...
Burnout epidemic sparks plan to boost HC worker well-being
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 05, 2022
Creating a culture of well-being and providing mental healthcare for nursing home staff is a powerful tool for not only helping residents but attracting and retaining employees, a National Academy report...