More than 25,000 job applicants were deemed ineligible to work in long-term care through the federal background check program over the last two years. The nationwide number is estimated to be much higher....
Visitor contact more than halved: research
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 01, 2020
Nursing home visits of all kinds fell by 53% between March and April, immediately following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, according to September findings by SeniorLiving.org Research.
Operators avert big strike
Jun 01, 2020
ILLINOIS — Dozens of Illinois nursing home providers averted a strike by increasing wages by 24% and agreeing to provide hazard pay for workers.
Can you say that again?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 01, 2021
I still remember Mom at an “oldies” concert where they were playing “Mony Mony” by Tommy James and the Shondells. Mom’s dancing around and swinging her arm overhead like she’s about to throw...
Things I Think: Stay positive — in a good way
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 01, 2022
Do you, my beloved long-term care friends, ever review the MyChart notes after you visit your doctor? I just did, and I highly recommend it. They can be entertaining and illuminating, offering deeper insights...
A mobile IC isolation pod for facilities
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2020
An international task force of designers, engineers, medical professionals and military experts has designed a mobile intensive-care isolation pod in response to the shortage of ICU beds available and...
60 seconds with … CDC Director Robert Redfield
Sep 01, 2020
Robert Redfield, M.D.
Director, CDC
Providers in limbo on new PDPM pay rates
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Any upcoming cuts to Patient Driven Payment Model rates will not occur without providers’ voices being heard, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said as it solicited comments from stakeholders...
Shortage of nurses expected to worsen, new survey finds
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
About 20% of registered nurses are planning to retire within the next five years, a move that may worsen nurse staffing shortages, according to the 2019 AMN Survey of Registered Nurses.
OnShift introduces hiring text platform
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 23, 2018
In order to engage job candidates and reduce no-show interviews, OnShift has introduced its Text2Hire™ platform.