Worry over nursing standards increases, but hope emerges in new survey
By
Joe Bush
Oct 21, 2022
Concerns about staffing during COVID surges have dropped, but nurse leaders are becoming more worried about the ability to maintain standards of care, a new survey shows.
Study aims to blunt staff burnout, make emotional well-being essential for staff health, resident care,...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 19, 2022
Creating and continuing a culture of well-being and mental health care for nursing home staff is a powerful tool for not only helping residents but attracting and retaining employees, says the National...
‘We will not go back’ to early pandemic restriction, CMS leader says
By
Kimberly Marselas
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
Promoting a return to normalcy, a top CMS official said Sunday that nursing homes will not return to the stringent isolation policies of the early pandemic.
SNFs have made great strides in preventing, treating COVID, docs say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
Nursing facilities are now highly skilled at preventing COVID-19 illness and staving off serious outcomes, said doctors in a panel discussion this week. But pandemic challenges linger.
Labor proposal pushes employers on classification of hourly workers
By
Joe Bush
Oct 11, 2022
A proposed rule issued Tuesday by the US Department of Labor would more strictly limit how healthcare and other employers classify workers paid on an hourly basis.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 11, 2022
Burnout a large factor in healthcare workers wanting to switch employers and careers, survey shows … Healthcare company gives $1.5 million for nursing-degree scholarships … Study looks at nursing home...
Debate over agency rate cap divides nursing factions
By
Joe Bush
Oct 10, 2022
New debate over proposed staffing agency legislation in Kansas shows how the issue can pit nurse advocates and nursing home leaders against each other as they work to address staffing concerns.
Providers urged to remember COVID-19 tactics as dangerous flu season looms
By
Joe Bush
Oct 06, 2022
Influenza, once the respiratory scourge that nursing home residents and professionals feared the most each year before COVID-19 hit, should be back on providers’ radar in a big way, experts warn.
Bottlenecks between hospitals and nursing homes wreaking havoc in both sectors
By
Joe Bush
Oct 06, 2022
Recent reports of hospitals keeping patients longer than predicted because of nursing home space shortages caused by the ongoing staffing crisis have stakeholders scrambling for solutions.
Vintage cars, hot dogs and history lessons: Shows bring residents and community together
By
Joe Bush
Oct 06, 2022
Life Care Center of Valparaiso has grown an event that shows our country’s enduring love affair with cars. But is it cars that bring the community together with residents, or the fellowship?