With legislators unable to stomach cost, proposed staffing rule likely to die
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 10, 2023
Lawmakers in Connecticut have conceded that the funding needed to increase mandatory, direct-care hours at nursing homes is not available as they contend with other priorities.
Nurse staffing shortages linked to 10 percent jump in resident deaths
By
Alicia Lasek
May 09, 2023
Self-reported nurse staffing shortages in US nursing homes are linked to less care per resident and a 10.5% increase in resident deaths, a new study has found.
Texas providers seek financial lifeline as Medicaid rate decision looms
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2023
Having gone without a Medicaid increase for a decade, nursing homes in Texas are bracing for a financial hit when a small-but-vital pandemic subsidy ends Thursday.
United Hebrew of New Rochelle has become an award-winning example of what residents and patients want at every stage of aging. Rita Mabli has been responsible for much of that.
Provider payments could be at ‘catastrophic’ risk if federal debt limit breached
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 08, 2023
The US is in danger of breaching its debt limit, which would have serious repercussions for the long-term care sector, advocates and experts warned.
Long-term care’s zeal for foreign nurses a ‘Band-Aid’ solution: researchers
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
In a new commentary, researchers likened long-term care organizations’ quest to entice immigrant nurses to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhaging workforce wound.
Ask the payment expert … about VBP incentive pay
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
May 03, 2023
How should we manage SNF value-based purchasing measures to receive incentive payments?
Providers tepidly embrace CMS plan to revoke ‘no longer needed’ vax mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Skilled nursing providers on Tuesday cheered the federal government’s decision to revoke its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
5-star facility is closing, blames state’s emphasis on home care
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
A 5-star, three-generation family owned nursing home just outside Connecticut’s capital was granted the right to close Friday. It’s a move the owner pursued as the state embarked on a campaign to eliminate...