Analysis: Admin salaries rise to $113,000, while DONs reach $97,500 in a year of staffing upheaval
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Pandemic, spurring turnover among highest levels, may intensify salary gains.
AHCA in ‘pretty good’ shape despite challenges: Yarwood
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2007
The long-term care industry has some obstacles to overcome, but the American Health Care Association is the strongest it’s ever been, said Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO, during a speech at the...
Profile: Christopher Christensen – It’s not business as usual
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2010
Christopher Christensen, President and CEO, The Ensign Group Inc.
Transport rates for portable X-rays in peril for 11 states
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
Nursing home providers in 11 states and Washington, D.C., may have to send more residents to the hospital to undergo X-rays, if a change from a Medicare Administrative Contractor goes into effect this...
Trump commutes Esformes’ sentence
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
President Trump in late December commuted the sentence of Philip Esformes, the former skilled nursing facility owner who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government...
Just what you always wanted: More penalties
By
Liza Berger
Jun 03, 2020
The coronavirus is the proverbial gift that keeps on giving — to nursing homes, in particular.
Say it again. The vaccine is safe
By
Liza Berger
Jan 27, 2021
I’m glad science is back in the driver’s seat. After all, we listen to plumbers for pipe problems and mechanics for car problems. So why not scientists for COVID-19?
Average wages for administrators hit $128K, while DONs top $103K as market tightens
By
Liza Berger
Nov 14, 2019
How does a constricted labor market affect long-term care? Try unprecedented demand for high- and low-level positions. In turn, conditions have pressured salaries higher. “The labor market has never...
McCain is the cat’s meow, pet owners say
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Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2008
Stop the presses. Some startling poll findings emerged this week: Pet owners favor John McCain over Barack Obama. Gasp! Could it be true? Indeed. Animal proprietors prefer McCain to Obama 42% to 37%, according...
Nursing-home evictions raise bigger questions
By
Liza Berger
Aug 11, 2008
Some disturbing news appeared last week in The Wall Street Journal. The highly respected newspaper found that nursing homes are evicting long-term, frail residents—many on Medicaid—to make room for...