After major sell-off, Signature Healthcare rebounding: Sabra’s Matros
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Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
Sabra CEO Rick Matros said Thursday that the real estate investment trust’s top three skilled nursing operators gained “traction” in the first quarter.
Long-term care’s zeal for foreign nurses a ‘Band-Aid’ solution: researchers
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Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
In a new commentary, researchers likened long-term care organizations’ quest to entice immigrant nurses to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhaging workforce wound.
McKnight’s scores in Hermes international competition
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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
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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...
Audits trigger new concern over aging CMS antipsychotic standards
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Worries over federal audits designed to monitor nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnosing continued to mount as some providers learned they had “failed” their check-ups months into the...
Providers tepidly embrace CMS plan to revoke ‘no longer needed’ vax mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Skilled nursing providers on Tuesday cheered the federal government’s decision to revoke its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
5-star facility is closing, blames state’s emphasis on home care
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
A 5-star, three-generation family owned nursing home just outside Connecticut’s capital was granted the right to close Friday. It’s a move the owner pursued as the state embarked on a campaign to eliminate...
LTC Properties is being challenged by operators facing reduced occupancy and higher costs — circumstances that have led to a major payment deferral for one skilled nursing partner.