Survey: Hourly RN rate increases slow at CCRCs in 2009
Jun 19, 2009
Registered nurses (RNs) working at continuing care retirement communities received a lower-than-expected increase in their hourly rates this year. That is according to the soon-to-be-released CCRC Salary...
Florida to permit GAO survey of elderly voting access next Tuesday
Oct 28, 2008
Two days after receiving a letter from U.S. Senators Herb Kohl (D-WI) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Florida Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning has agreed to allow officers from the Government Accountability...
Report: Employers offering workers more eldercare benefits
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 04, 2006
Eldercare benefits are creeping closer to those offered for child care from the nation’s employers, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. About 1 in 4 companies offers basic eldercare...
I couldn’t live without . . . My InnerView
Jan 01, 2015
Senior care leaders interested in setting a higher bar when it comes to long-term care resident and family satisfaction should look no further than My InnerView by the National Research Corporation, according...
Mobile devices help reduce medication errors in nursing homes, doctors say
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 10, 2013
Using mobile devices as part of medication management reduces the number of adverse drug events in nursing homes, according to a survey of physicians.
Critics rip findings in latest citation report
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2008
State officials and provider groups are up in arms over a recent federal report on nursing home survey violations. They argue that the aggregate deficiency totals present a biased perspective that does...
States can designate more nursing homes in urgent need of quality improvement, government says
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 22, 2014
The federal government is reactivating the special focus facility program for nursing homes with quality issues, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. The program was minimized due...
Salaries trend upward for multi-site LTC executives
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2018
Chief executives of multi-site long-term care organizations earned 4.98% more in base compensation in 2017 than the previous year, according to a new survey commissioned by LeadingAge.
Nursing homes to be notified of initial ‘five-star’ ratings starting Monday
Dec 12, 2008
Nursing home operators on Monday will begin receiving advance notice of their first ratings in federal regulators’ new “five-star” system, officials said during a conference call Thursday.
Nursing home nurses enjoying a hot salary market: survey
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2016
Pay rates for registered nurses working in skilled nursing facilities rallied in 2016, with employers awarding raises at levels not seen in years.