AHCA offers ‘wake-up call’ on bed and facility counts: 446,000 residents may be displaced
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2023
A new report paints a troublesome picture of the US nursing home sector at mid-year, with new facility openings at a standstill, even with the number of beds rapidly declining.
Nursing home sales a ‘symptom’ of poor quality: researchers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 20, 2023
A new study finds nursing home ownership changes may be a symptom of poor nursing home quality, rather than the cause of it.
Facing stagnant Medicaid rates, this state has lost 10 percent of SNF beds in 2022
By
John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
The loss of seven nursing homes in a short period of time has set healthcare officials in Montana reeling, even as the state is trying to regain its footing following the brunt of the COVID pandemic.
State high court keeps provider COVID immunity in play but further defines scope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability.
Workers to picket facility with owners under state investigation
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 30, 2023
Nursing home workers at the 142-bed Comprehensive Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Williamsville in Williamsville, NY, are planning to picket Friday.
Law eliminates staffing ‘hostage situations’ for state’s nursing homes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 17, 2023
The “hostage situations” where nursing homes learn at the last minute that a staffing agency has double-booked a worker are nearing an end in New Hampshire.
Agency nurse prices move higher for skilled nursing as staffing minimum nears
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 11, 2023
Wages for travel nurses in long-term care facilities continue to rise along with demand, as providers contend with state staffing mandates and an anticipated federal minimum.
A new study reveals top factors tied to record-setting mortality rates in Canada’s LTC facilities during the early pandemic, and a treatment that boosted survival in severely ill residents.
Esmerelda Lee emigrated from South Africa during apartheid, planning to study medicine in the United States. What she may not have expected was that her model of steadfast leadership and commitment to...
This state may soon offer high schoolers credit for long-term care work
By
Josh Henreckson
May 03, 2024
A pair of state Senate bills that aim to deepen the long-term care worker pipeline in Pennsylvania would open doors for high school juniors and seniors to get on track for a career in the sector.