Medicare Advantage set for regulatory showdown as penetration passes 50 percent
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2023
After years of explosive growth, Medicare Advantage crossed a major tipping point in January: More than 50% of all Medicare beneficiaries are now covered by an MA plan.
Investing in staff inclusion to rebuild: North American’s Michael Moore
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2023
After being stripped of leases for 24 facilities in partnership with Sabra, North American Health Services is regrouping around a dozen core operations and returning to its quality roots to fuel a potential...
Invesque to shed eight SNFs at reduced price as NOI increases
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2023
Invesque will finalize its sale of eight Illinois skilled nursing facilities leased to SymCare by the end of the second quarter, settling for $4 million less than originally announced.
Meet Chris Belford, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Thought Leader’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 11, 2023
For more than 30 years, Chris Belford has worked to ensure that senior living communities are on solid financial footing, with quality care for each resident driving his decision-making.
State committee urges more training, pay for skilled nursing workers in agency staffing review
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2023
Skilled nursing facility workers contracted through staffing agencies earn 40% to 84% more than in-house labor at rates that have grown far faster than inflation, according to a new report from a legislative...
Tool helps clinicians assess need for fragility fracture prevention
By
Alicia Lasek
May 10, 2023
The new interactive online tool is designed to help clinicians assess fragility fracture risk and weigh the pluses and minuses of preventive treatment.
Provider payments could be at ‘catastrophic’ risk if federal debt limit breached
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 08, 2023
The US is in danger of breaching its debt limit, which would have serious repercussions for the long-term care sector, advocates and experts warned.
Meet Phil Cyr, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 08, 2023
Phil Cyr was only in high school when his father Albert, a potato farmer, opened the Caribou Nursing Home in 1973 and began building a family dynasty of long-term care facilities in Maine.
McKnight’s scores in Hermes international competition
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
The McKnight’s Long-Term Care News editorial and art teams went 4-for-4 in in the 2023 Hermes Creative Awards.
Owners must ‘be at the table’ for infection prevention to grow in nursing homes: quality experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2023
Nursing home owners and operators must stop viewing infection prevention as an add-on service and invest in related training resources and the time needed to develop effective nursing home programs, a...