Senator calls for mandatory Medicaid coverage of HCBS as nursing homes remain under fire on Capitol Hill
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 19, 2021
On a second day of hearings targeting the nursing home industry and its COVID-19 response, senators repeated calls for data and ownership transparency but also urged more federal and state support for...
Top 5 news stories reveal varied interests among long-term care professionals
By
John O'Connor
Jan 03, 2014
What do neck abnormalities, dangerous bacteria, a murder-suicide, a defensive nursing home chain, and antipsychotic guidelines have in common? These five developments were voted the most popular news stories...
New ProMedica Senior Care president outlines vision for nonprofit’s future
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2021
In her first media interview since being named the leader of the nation’s fourth-largest nursing home chain, Angela Brandt emphasized collaboration both within the organization’s extensive network...
Lifts Feature: Ready for lift-off
By
Liza Berger
Oct 12, 2005
New knowledge of lifting injuries is propelling the safe patient- handling market to new offerings, training and accessories
Medicaid innovation will come from private sector
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2019
Most providers seem to shrug at the concept of actual Medicaid reform, and federal regulators’ actions give them little reason to do anything but that.
LTC Pharmacy: Medi-chaos?
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 09, 2005
Nursing home operators and pharmacies worry about how they
are going to implement the new Medicare drug benefit in time
Right-sized investing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
The finance world will be looking for long-term care’s ‘sweet spot’ in 2018
To foster DEI growth, seek more worker input: LTC expert
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2022
The continued evolution and growth of diversity, equity and inclusion [DEI] initiatives is one way long-term care providers can retain employees in a tight labor market, a nurse and attorney with more...
In it for the long term
By
Feb 23, 2016
There was one positive highlight the day I started working as a cashier at a Culver’s restaurant long ago: meeting Betty. She had to at least be in her 80s. She was tiny and spunky, greeting us all...
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.