Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised about some of the latest news about COVID and its effects on the skilled nursing sector. But I was. And you can be sure there’s more to come in the future.
Extended survey delays threaten providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 25, 2022
When a major government watchdog blasted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in January for a lack of timely survey activity, it detailed extensively what providers on the ground were experiencing...
American Stroke Association, Feb. 9-11
Feb 22, 2022
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference
McKnight’s Online Forum
We invite you to join us March 22 for our 15th McKnight’s Online Forum.
Nursing home residents step up to help other facilities impacted by tornado outbreak
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Two New Hampshire nursing home residents are helping the victims of a Midwestern tornado outbreak get back on their feet one fundraiser at a time.
McKnight’s announces 2022 Women of Distinction ‘Rising Stars’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2022
Fifteen distinguished women working in skilled nursing, senior living or home care have been elected to the 2022 Rising Stars class in the McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Foreign nurses in long-term care: Sure thing or fleeting promise?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2022
Bad news for thousands of would-be immigrants over the last two years could be great news for labor-strapped nursing homes. But will providers be able to keep the pipeline of foreign nurses flowing?
$322 million ‘rescue’ package for long-term care staffing introduced in Minnesota
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2022
Minnesota state Republicans on Thursday introduced a $322 million package meant to address the staffing challenges facing long-term care, group homes, and home health and other direct care providers.
A new attitude across long-term care gets unmasked
By
John O'Connor
Feb 21, 2022
Many people who once thought masking was a reasonable response to COVID-19 have had enough. More than enough, actually.
CMS is doing something right: Focusing on safety
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 18, 2022
On Feb. 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sent a memo to state survey agency directors, asking state departments of public health to properly survey for certification requirements....