Meet The Alliance Training Center’s Leah Klusch, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Business Partner’...
By
Kimberly Hartley
Apr 21, 2023
Among the few apparent certainties in life, one is seeing Leah Klusch imparting her wisdom at a professional conference or during a webinar.
Surprise Biden order ‘punishing’ for nursing home providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2023
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon will trigger broad, cabinet-level activities intended to improve nursing home and other caregiving jobs and hold providers accountable...
Iowa awards $13.5M to build healthcare career pipeline
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 19, 2023
The pool for potential nursing home workers in Iowa just grew by more than 300, thanks to state grants created to build a healthcare career pipeline.
Nursing home residents prepare care packages for less fortunate
By
Foster Stubbs
Apr 18, 2023
Whenever he would see something on the news that scared him, Fred Rogers’ mother would tell him, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services...
Economic indicators rise, but staffing conditions still keeping SNFs down
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Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Apr 17, 2023
A rash of seemingly positive economic indicators issued in recent days might lead nursing home operators and owners to think the incredible operating and financial pressures of the past 18 months are finally...
CMS ‘demonizing’ private equity with rule that could scare away skilled nursing investors
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A proposed rule to make nursing home ownership more transparent could instead scare off private equity investments, leaving facilities without much-needed capital, experts warn as federal regulators enter...
State’s 52nd nursing home shutdown extends staggering loss of nursing home beds
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 13, 2023
Kansas hit a dubious milestone recently with the 52nd nursing home either shutting down entirely or taking beds offline since the beginning of the pandemic.
Novel healthcare training partnership links union, municipalities on workforce
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 12, 2023
Two upstate New York municipalities and a caregivers’ union have developed a novel program that brings together two often-opposing parties for a common goal: addressing nursing homes’ workforce problems.
McKnight’s O’Connor finalist for ‘Pulitzer’ of business journalism
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James M. Berklan
Apr 12, 2023
McKnight’s Editorial Director John O’Connor has been named a finalist in the “Best Commentary/Blog” category of the 69th annual Jesse H. Neal Awards competition.
State cases add to SNF worries
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2023
An annual report outlining fraud control activities in the nation’s Medicaid facilities portends a challenging year ahead.