More nursing homes are beginning to see the benefits of contracting out their laundry and housekeeping services.
McKnight’s Roundtable: The new world of post-acute care
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2010
Operators dissect how MDS 3.0, ACOs and more are changing the long-term care mindset
Admin pay averages $100K; DONs $86,690
By
Liza Berger
Oct 05, 2015
The long-term care sector continues to show signs of steady growth, as modest rises in management salaries this year illustrate.
Analysis: A New Year, a new chapter in COVID-19 struggle
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
2021 offers opportunities to help long-term care better fight virus, transform itself.
Laundry/Housekeeping Feature: Bugging out
By
Liza Berger
Mar 11, 2006
Infection control poses new challenges as ‘super bugs’ have begun to infiltrate facilities. But providers are fighting back.
Finance feature: Climate change
By
Liza Berger
Feb 07, 2007
Thanks to favorable market conditions, the time is ripe for smaller long-term care operators to invest in their businesses.
Beware of surveyors: AHCA
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2020
Surveyors likely will use provider COVID-19 reporting data during their investigations, according to the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living.
Providers head into final phases of RoP
By
Liza Berger
Nov 21, 2019
With Thanksgiving nearly here, providers will be thinking about more than turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy and how they’re going to staff the long holiday weekend. They also realize they have...
New CMS guidance dictates nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to CDC, residents and families
By
Liza Berger
Apr 20, 2020
In new but anticipated guidance released Sunday night, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring nursing homes to report any COVID-19 cases directly to the Centers for Disease Control and...
CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
By
Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.