Amid some good news in healthcare hiring as we recover from the pandemic, staff shortages involve a range of difficult challenges that will persist for years. Among other factors, it’s difficult to find...
Nutritional interventions: Reducing hospital readmissions among skilled nursing residents
By
Phyllis Famularo
Oct 18, 2023
In recent years, many skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have experienced a shift in focus toward shorter-term, higher-acuity, and more medically complex residents. These older adults typically have a higher...
Hitting the road for rural respect
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2023
This week takes me on a road trip, but I assure you there’s no VW bus with a dashboard full of party snacks.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 17, 2023
2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings released … Electrode zap helps with recurring UTIs … Eye docs to Medicare: Ease up on Avastin shortage hurdles … How to grand long-term care to incarcerated...
Nurse aide association calls on feds to raise proposed staffing rule from 3.0 hours per day to 4.2 hours
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Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 16, 2023
A trade group representing certified nursing assistants wants federal officials to increase the number of direct care hours proposed under a mandatory staffing rule by 40%.
County gets creative with federal funding to alleviate LTC staffing shortage
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 16, 2023
A county in upstate New York will use $11 million in federal funds to expand two nursing workforce development programs to address staffing shortages in long-term care facilities.
Will $900M nursing home racketeering lawsuit get new life? The court is still out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2023
A group of residents who allege a nursing home management company’s omission of key details from licensing applications rose to racketeering-level behavior is seeking new life for what could be a nearly...
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 12
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 11, 2023
Florida, with one of nation’s most rigorous staffing rules, says federal mandate will exacerbate workforce shortage … DEA extends telehealth prescription allowances through 2024 … LeadingAge...
5 innovative long-term care nursing recruitment strategies
By
Adam Chambers
Oct 11, 2023
Did you know we’re living in the fourth industrial revolution? Charles Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, posits that AI, robotics, biotech and more are driving us toward “a technological...
Even with its own float pool, this provider is flooded with open nursing positions
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 11, 2023
A Pennsylvania nonprofit long-term care provider recently showed its ingenuity by creating an internal staffing agency, or float pool, to cope with staffing shortages and high temporary agency costs. But...