Presidential election, Medicaid expansion crucial to future of nursing home funding
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 26, 2012
If President Obama is re-elected in November, governors who have resisted implementing the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion will likely change their tune, a former government official speculated...
ONLINE EXPO ENDS WITH RECORD ATTENDANCE: Wound care expert advocates for CNA education on event’s...
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 22, 2013
An effective, interdisciplinary approach to wound care can reduce rehospitalizations and help facilities avoid litigation, experts said in a webcast on the final day of the McKnight’s Online Expo.
Innovative partnerships can end ‘silo’ approach, Kramer predicts
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John O'Connor
Mar 24, 2017
New partnerships connecting operators with other supportive services may finally end the silo-based approach that has dominated eldercare services in recent decades.
LTC Finance: Capital improvem ents: More money is becoming available, especially for solid performers
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John O'Connor
Feb 09, 2005
For operators who need capital, this is already a very good year. Whether the goal is refurbishing, expanding services or even purchasing new facilities, old and new funding sources are readily available...
Increased healthcare support, worker satisfaction emerge as pandemic trends that must continue: NIC panel
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 27, 2021
Some lines among skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and independent living communities have become blurred in the COVID-19 era, noted panelists during an online webinar hosted by the National...
What the future holds
By
John O'Connor
May 08, 2015
Like many people, I often wonder what operators should be doing to prep for the road ahead. So when the final program for last month’s NIC Capital Business Strategies Forum listed a session called...
Pandemic persists in nursing homes with low vax rates; case counts rising, NIC analyst says
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2021
Half of the U.S. skilled nursing facilities with newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in early August had staff vaccination rates 12% below the national average, new data show. At the same time, overall per-resident...
DAY ONE: Fourth annual McKnight’s Online Expo to begin with webcasts on quality, wound care and...
Mar 24, 2010
The fourth annual McKnight’s Online Expo, the largest online trade show serving the long-term care industry, kicks off today with three educational seminars. It’s not too late to join the more-than...
Former CMS chief: Providers could face “very tough” year ahead
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Haymarket Media
Oct 08, 2004
The immediate past chief of the nation’s Medicare and Medicaid programs said Thursday that long-term care providers should enjoy things now because next year could be rougher when it comes to funding.
Profile — Carving out a niche: David Schless, President, ASHA
By
Julie Williamson
Sep 08, 2006
One could say that David Schless was a bit ahead of his time when, at just under 20 years of age, he chose a career path geared toward seniors. Schless, however, would say his focus was right on target.