Let’s take Medicaid out of the long-term care business
By
Howard Gleckman
Dec 06, 2010
State budget cuts and an intimidating national deficit spell big trouble for Medicaid, which funds a good portion of long-term care services. It’s time to replace it with a broad-based insurance...
McKnight’s Roundtable: The new world of post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2010
Operators dissect how MDS 3.0, ACOs and more are changing the long-term care mindset
Operation overhaul: The future of MDS 3.0
By
Julie Williamson
Dec 01, 2010
The rollout of the new MDS 3.0 has drawn mixed reactions, but providers and vendors are now looking toward the future with the system in place
Skilled Healthcare’s $677 million verdict to be officially dropped to $50 million with settlement
Nov 24, 2010
A settlement in the year’s most eye-popping nursing home-related lawsuit is expected to be finalized Tuesday in California’s Humboldt County Superior Court. That’s where Skilled Healthcare...
Three labor management practices to improve care, compliance and cost
By
Mark Woodka
Nov 22, 2010
Controlling labor costs in long-term care increasingly is important in this environment of tight reimbursements and challenging economic conditions.
What do you think: Can resident surveys improve care?
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 01, 2010
Surveys that gauge resident and consumer satisfaction are becoming the norm in long-term care. Generating a strong response rate is increasingly critical
After economic storm, new long-term care business strategies
By
Jeffrey Girardi, Dan Hermann and other contributors
Oct 26, 2010
Long-term care organizations are looking differently at their operations as a result of the economic crisis of 2008 and 2009.
McKnight’s Newsmaker Videos: Variety of long-term care services requires attention to building...
Oct 25, 2010
Because of the diversity of services that long-term care facilities provide—short-stay rehab, memory care, etc.—it helps to separate the services into special sections within each building. Timothy...
‘Tis nursing home conference season
By
Liza Berger
Oct 22, 2010
It’s hard to believe we’re in the midst of another conference season. The American Health Care Association’s annual meeting already has passed and the American Association of Homes and...
A new age for long-term care pharmacies
By
Jason Spears
Oct 04, 2010
“Seven-day-or-less” dispensing requirements have resulted in new long-term care medication distribution models.