McKnight’s Super Tuesday webinar focuses on technology
Aug 08, 2011
Earn a free continuing education credit with McKnight’s tomorrow with our Super Tuesday Webinar titled “Surveying the technology landscape.”
Providers laud CMS decision to delay survey fines one year
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2017
Nursing home groups say they are grateful that regulators heard their concerns about new changes to survey requirements and softened the blow.
Alzheimer’s care is split evenly between homes and facilities, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 12, 2014
About half of people with Alzheimer’s reside at a facility and half are being cared for at home, suggest newly released survey results.
Medicaid, other payers’ demands driving increase in nursing home Joint Commission accreditations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2021
When 28 skilled nursing facilities operated by American Health Communities earned Joint Commission accreditation this spring, they joined a growing number of nursing homes nationwide seeking an extra stamp...
Perceptions of nursing home care improving among residents, families, survey finds
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 28, 2012
Long-term care facilities in Missouri have been successful in rehabilitating their reputation as institutionalized environments, a new survey reveals.
U.S. ranks highest in rate of preventable deaths
Jan 10, 2008
The United States topped 18 other industrialized nations in the rate of preventable deaths, according to a survey by the London School of Hygiene.
AHCA: Americans want to avoid cuts to nursing homes in ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 04, 2012
While Congressional lawmakers continue to negotiate avoiding the looming so-called fiscal cliff, a long-term care provider group reports Americans oppose cutting Medicare payments to nursing homes.
Legislation would increase surveyor influence, training
By
Patricia Boyer
Nov 01, 2010
Legislation recently introduced by Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) would strengthen nursing home surveyor training programs, and extend whistleblower protections to surveyors.
Large nonprofits outperforming smaller organizations on EHR adoption
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Jul 21, 2017
More nonprofit senior living and care providers with multiple properties are adopting electronic health records than smaller nonprofit organizations, according to the results of a recent LeadingAge survey.
Nurses like paychecks, but would gladly change jobs
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Jan 04, 2016
Despite reporting relative satisfaction with their salaries, many nurses would still pursue a different line of work if they could, a new survey shows.