CDC director calls for agency’s overhaul, citing pandemic performance
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will reorganize, with a new, action-oriented culture that better serves public health, Director Rochelle Walensky told her staff Wednesday.
FDA approves over-the-counter hearing aids, no exams required
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 17, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration has established a new category of over-the-counter hearing aids that don’t require oversight by audiologists for purchase, according to a final rule announced Tuesday.
Administrators and DONs at ‘breaking points’ in 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care nurse leaders have seriously considered quitting their jobs in the last three months, a nearly 10-point jump since 2021, according to the fourth annual McKnight’s Mood of...
Inaccurate pressure injury reporting compromises CMS safety ratings: study
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing home pressure injuries are widely underreported, casting doubt on a key measure of resident safety used in federal facility ratings, University of Chicago researchers say.
Scrutiny of nursing home corporate ownership fires up again on multiple fronts
By
John Hall
Aug 08, 2022
Long-simmering discontent with what some lawmakers and many consumer advocates see as cagey nursing home corporate ownership arrangements erupted again Friday.
Notoriously troubled NJ skilled nursing facility to close Monday
By
John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
Years of shocking news from a New Jersey nursing home that included residents’ bodies stored in on-site morgues, tax woes of a troubled owner and disturbing allegations of resident abuse have culminated...
Ensign Group’s future ‘brighter than ever,’ growth-minded CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2022
After picking up 11 new skilled nursing facilities and restoring occupancy at several others in its extensive holdings, the Ensign Group’s future is “brighter than ever,” CEO Barry Port said on a...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Aug. 3
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 03, 2022
Hospital readmission incentives on hold, and ‘no one wins but Medicare’ … $10.3 million settlement sends ‘strong warning’ to employers with vaccine mandates, attorney says … NY Health Department...
Meet Cassie Mistretta, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 02, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Meet Lena Robinson, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 01, 2022
In January 2021, after 25 years as a certified nursing assistant at Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle in Boston, 76-year-old Lena Robinson was set to retire with her husband.