Long-term care facilities have always operated on razor-thin margins — then came the pandemic. The virus ripped through nursing and assisted living facilities. Families tragically lost loved ones and...
Addressing the top residence safety risks of 2021
By
Heather Annolino
Apr 29, 2021
The coronavirus drastically altered the delivery of healthcare over the past year, especially for resident care facilities. These organizations were faced with the challenge of managing ongoing care while...
Prepare now for upcoming COVID testing, reporting rules and new penalties
By
Amy Wilmot Schrader
Stefanie J. Doyle
Oct 22, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ wide-ranging rule bolstering its regulatory authority to address issues relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency contains two notable directives...
Differentiation is key to a better future in long-term care
By
Thomas Hanzel
Jun 15, 2021
Taking stock of the industry coming out of the pandemic The pandemic has impacted us all. We were caught unaware and unprepared, some more than others – but we all had a level of suffering. However,...
Staffing takes a front seat when driving quality of care
By
Chris Caulfield
Dec 12, 2019
The Five-Star Quality rating system, which was developed by CMS to help consumers select and compare skilled nursing care centers, assigns ratings to facilities using information from healthcare surveys...
Understanding revisions to 5-Star
By
Thomas Martin
May 13, 2019
The best way for SNFs that have lost stars to bounce back is to identify and work on the measures where they are weakest and take more ownership of their data stories.
3 ingredients to reduce nurse burnout
By
Chris Caulfield
Oct 15, 2019
The perfect recipe for optimizing employee and patient satisfaction at long-term care and skilled nursing facilities includes two key elements: a well-staffed facility and a team of nursing professionals...
Is the juice worth the squeeze on SNF Five Star staffing?
By
Cheryl Field
May 10, 2019
CMS has updated its Five Star system to increase the emphasis on RN staffing. Providers with four or more quarterly occurrences of less than eight hours of RN coverage will automatically get one star in...
Reaching for 5 stars? Leverage technology for staffing compliance
By
Marina Aslanyan
Nov 23, 2020
As additional waves of COVID-19 bear down on the long-term care and post-acute industry, it has never been more important for operators to comply with staffing regulations that best protect our most vulnerable...
The gig economy’s latest victim? Healthcare staffing
By
Chris Caulfield
Feb 25, 2020
The traditional healthcare staffing model isn’t working. It’s inefficient and expensive for facilities, burning out nurses by strong-arming them into overworking, and putting patients at risk. When...