Nursing home forced to close, evacuate over emergency staffing shortage following missed payroll
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 08, 2024
Financial troubles forced a nursing home to close in the wake of overzealous regulation and a cyberattack that impacted nursing homes across the US, facility leaders said days after an emergency shutdown...
Report: Caregivers, healthcare workers struggle to navigate dementia care
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 21, 2024
People caring for those with dementia — who include family members and healthcare workers — say it’s hard to navigate the disease within the US health system, according to the Alzheimer’s Association...
This state is reporting 93 percent occupancy — not counting the 3,000 beds offline due to staffing...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 12, 2023
Nursing homes need to be able to pay a living wage to have a chance of countering a major workforce crisis that has left 3,000 beds offline, the state’s leading sector advocacy group testified Monday.
State’s new workforce law could be national model to solve SNF staffing problems
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 28, 2023
A new law in Kentucky could serve as a national model to help stem the workforce crisis in nursing homes through public-private partnerships to fund education programs for more nurses and aides.
Nursing home administrators spent 20 percent less time on-site in recent years, group claims
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 13, 2023
Accusations that nursing home administrators are spending 20% less time with residents and on-site miss the mark, said two people who closely observe top facility staff.
Union hails new staffing ratios that will cost $200 million over 2 years
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 05, 2023
New staffing ratios for Pennsylvania’s nursing homes that went into effect Saturday will combat unsafe working conditions and improve residents’ quality of care, union representatives claim.
CMS tightens guidance for nursing home dialysis providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2023
Federal officials on Wednesday updated guidance meant to improve the delivery of nursing home dialysis, a service many providers have been adding to attract new residents and improve quality of life for...
First state analysis shows mass closures under ‘catastrophic’ federal staffing proposal
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 26, 2023
A proposed federal staffing mandate would force an estimated 4,000 skilled nursing beds out of service in Michigan, according to an analysis by the state’s largest nursing home advocacy group.
After COVID failures, VA home rally enables admissions resumption
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 16, 2023
A New Jersey veterans home can begin admitting new residents after getting its infection control protocols in line with federal standards, although an industry observer cautioned that some restrictions...
Pay increases for physical therapists returning to pre-pandemic levels: report
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 27, 2023
Physical therapists in long-term care facilities received an average pay increase of 3.7% in 2023, which outpaces increases seen in other healthcare settings serving seniors.