Providers interested in seeking accreditation from CARF International will meet Thursday and Friday in Chicago.
Industry leaders largely satisfied with work and pay, McKnight’s survey finds
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 11, 2019
Nursing home administrators and directors of nursing are generally very satisfied with their current positions — and their compensation — according to the 2019 McKnight’s LTC Mood of the Market Survey.
Poll: Medicare cuts will kill 40,000 jobs
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2011
Providers expect reduced Medicare skilled nursing payment rates to eliminate 40,000 jobs, according to results of a new survey.
Blanket ‘no-CPR’ policy can result in citation, CMS rules
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2013
Federal regulators have come out strongly against facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents in distress.
Providers laud CMS decision to delay survey fines one year
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2017
Nursing home groups say they are grateful that regulators heard their concerns about new changes to survey requirements and softened the blow.
Workforce woes seen worsening
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2023
One in three skilled nursing operators in a recent industry survey said their workforce levels worsened over the previous year.
Ready or not, here come the federal star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2008
The era of the venerated five-star nursing home could be just around the corner. Then again, it might not.
CMS: Provider results rising
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
A new release of data by federal regulators shows nursing home operators are improving.
The nation’s nursing homes are heading into the toughest days of the COVID-19 outbreak both underequipped and understaffed, according to results of a McKnight’s Long-Term Care News flash survey.