Providers pledge ‘triumph’ over staffing rule as pressure grows in Washington
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 03, 2023
Leaders of the nation’s largest nursing home association said Monday that they would continue to fight against and eventually “triumph” over a proposed federal staffing mandate.
Minimum standards or wishful thinking?
By
Irving Stackpole
John Sheridan
Oct 02, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notice of proposed rulemaking and the report on which it is based have made the foundational point that more staff in nursing homes will result in better patient...
AARP scorecard captures nursing home faults, innovations state-by-state
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2023
Long-term care, including access to quality skilled nursing, is “painfully inadequate” with major gaps in every state, finds an updated scorecard issued Thursday by AARP.
Care teams now at risk as MDS changes roll out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2023
It’s been widely billed as the biggest change to the Minimum Data Set in more than a decade, and on Sunday, version 1.18.11 of the MDS 3.0 finally kicks in.
CMS to lose half of staff in shutdown, full impact on providers uncertain
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 28, 2023
Nursing home providers should not see any interruption in Medicaid and Medicare benefits during a short-term government shutdown, experts and sector observers said as Congress moved closer to the precipice...
SNFist practice driven out of business by False Claims allegations must face trial
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2023
A once well-regarded but now-shuttered physician practice must face trial in a False Claims Act case alleging it overbilled for skilled nursing care, a federal judge ruled this week.
Why an independent workforce is a necessary piece of your growth
Sep 27, 2023
Tapping into independent professionals is a critical part of your future workforce strategy
Responding to staffing agency profit misconceptions
By
Jaime Tall
Sep 27, 2023
In response to the article published in McKnight’s on September 11, 2023, titled “Profiteering by Nursing Agencies Predicted as Providers Weigh Staffing Mandate,” I feel compelled to provide...
[Updated] BREAKING: Price of nursing home staffing mandate is $6.8B, 100K more workers, analysis finds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2023
Nursing homes would need to spend more than $6.8 billion annually to meet a proposed federal staffing mandate, which also would require them to hire more than 102,000 new workers if enacted as originally...
Gurwin celebrates 54th anniversary of Woodstock festival across campuses
By
Foster Stubbs
Sep 26, 2023
Despite summer 2023 coming to a close, the summer of 1969 remained in the minds of Gurwin Healthcare System residents and staff when they recently celebrated the 54th anniversary of Woodstock.