Legislation would increase surveyor influence, training
By
Patricia Boyer
Nov 01, 2010
Legislation recently introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) would strengthen nursing home surveyor training programs, and extend whistleblower protections to surveyors.
New survey shows nursing home room rates rising steadily across country
May 01, 2009
Nursing home care and assisted living care are more affordable in the Midwest than in the Northeast or West. Meanwhile, long-term care in Alaska remains the most expensive in the country, according to...
Seniors: Robots can help, to a point
Sep 19, 2012
Seniors are generally receptive to the idea of caregiving robots, though they prefer assistance from humans for most activities of daily living, a new survey from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds
11 more states working on wage increases for direct care workforce
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Oct 20, 2017
Seventeen states currently have Medicaid-related initiatives underway to bolster their long-term care workforce, with many of those focused on raising wages for workers, a new survey shows.
Two weeks until McKnight’s Online Expo
Mar 19, 2014
MDS 3.0, wound care, technology, capital and surveys will all be covered at the 8th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo on March 26 and 27. Participants can earn up to 5 CE credits.
Large nonprofits outperforming smaller organizations on EHR adoption
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Jul 21, 2017
More nonprofit senior living and care providers with multiple properties are adopting electronic health records than smaller nonprofit organizations, according to the results of a recent LeadingAge survey.
Nurses like paychecks, but would gladly change jobs
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Jan 04, 2016
Despite reporting relative satisfaction with their salaries, many nurses would still pursue a different line of work if they could, a new survey shows.
For most nursing assistants, it’s about answering the call, study finds
Aug 29, 2008
Most nursing assistants in nursing homes enter the field to help others, according to the National Nursing Assistant Survey, a detailed sampling of the attitudes and opinions of nursing assistants. Released...
Alzheimer’s care is split evenly between homes and facilities, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 12, 2014
About half of people with Alzheimer’s reside at a facility and half are being cared for at home, suggest newly released survey results.
AHCA: Americans want to avoid cuts to nursing homes in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
By
McKnight's Staff
Dec 04, 2012
While Congressional lawmakers continue to negotiate avoiding the looming so-called fiscal cliff, a long-term care provider group reports Americans oppose cutting Medicare payments to nursing homes.