Inflation replaces staffing as top concern for many operators: survey
By
Joe Bush
Aug 26, 2022
Staff recruitment and turnover still rank high among the stiffest headwinds, but increased operating expenses now top the list of concerns for many skilled nursing and seniors housing operators, according...
One sick worker linked to 17 infections and $12K in treatment costs, LTC study finds
By
John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.
Sick staff at work costs more than expected: study
By
John Hall
Aug 25, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.
New COVID booster shot rollout expected near Labor Day: officials
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2022
The FDA expects to soon authorize omicron-targeting shots. The White House is planning to distribute them as part of a fall vaccination campaign, federal officials say.
Illinois SNF operator vindicated as whistleblower suit falls short
By
John Hall
Aug 23, 2022
Heritage Operations Group has been vindicated in a whistleblower claim filed by a former Omnicare pharmacist who alleged the Illinois-based nursing home operator violated the False Claims Act by improperly...
Pfizer asks FDA to approve omicron-specific booster shot
Aug 22, 2022
The drug company says that its new mRNA vaccine produces an immune response against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants.
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 22
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2022
CCRC occupancy makes big jump in 2022’s second quarter: NIC .. Another Colorado SNF closes, citing staffing and reimbursement challenges …New Jersey reaches second, multi-million dollar COVID-19 settlement...
MDROs setting up residence: The role of the contaminated environment in long-term care
By
Debra A. Hagberg
Aug 18, 2022
America’s age 65 and older population is expected to nearly double in size in the coming decades, from 49 million in 2016 to 95 million in 2060. With this aging of the population comes the reality of...
NHI’s skilled nursing ‘resilience’ bolstered by Ensign, National HealthCare
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2022
The performance of key skilled nursing operators National HealthCare Corporation and Ensign Group buoyed National Health Investors’ second-quarter stats, even as the real estate investment trust continued...
Feds: 8 bilked system for $150M, took nursing home residents’ genetic matter
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2022
Federal authorities indicted eight business people in a sweeping case of alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud involving a genetic testing firm and three marketing companies.