Senate leader who instigated SFF crackdown wants even tougher measures — and more funding — for...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
skilled nursing facilities, the key Senate leader who instigated the crackdown said he wanted even more oversight — as well as more funding — for providers.
Nursing homes in spotlight as gubernatorial hopefuls run on pandemic response
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
The challenger to unseat incumbent Gov. Kristi Noem (R) in South Dakota made nursing home reform his focus last week at a campaign stop in front of a new nursing home.
Final week for McKnight’s Pinnacle Award nominations!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 21, 2022
The first deadline has passed so that means it’s really time to get moving before the final-final deadline for the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle awards arrives Thursday (Oct. 27).
Trauma care, drug-reduction prove ‘scary’ tasks as guidance deadline approaches
By
Joe Bush
Oct 21, 2022
As staff at skilled nursing facilities scramble to comply with hundreds of pages of interpretive guidance that kicks in Monday, experts warned that one major emphasis should be on meeting new standards...
Why long-term care advocates are holding their breath over likely Congress power shift
By
Joe Bush
Oct 20, 2022
The effort to alter long-term care workforce policies is waiting, along with the rest of the country, on pins and needles for Nov. 8 election results.
Exercise tied to improved cognition in stroke survivors
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2022
Exercise significantly improves clinical measures of cognitive function in adults who have experienced a stroke, investigators report.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 18
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 18, 2022
Immigration reform means staffing opportunities for long-term care, despite roadblocks … CDC: In-hospital COVID mortality fell from 15% to 5% between delta and omicron … Low-priced OTC hearing aids...
Nursing homes becoming ‘loss leaders’ as they struggle with funds, staffing, sector leaders say
By
Joe Bush
Oct 18, 2022
DENVER – Faced with unmitigated financial pressures, nursing home operators might follow in the footsteps of group home providers who left the sector in droves in recent years, a LeadingAge leader warned...
‘We will not go back’ to early pandemic restriction, CMS leader says
By
Kimberly Marselas
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
Promoting a return to normalcy, a top CMS official said Sunday that nursing homes will not return to the stringent isolation policies of the early pandemic.
Pinnacle Awards: In home stretch to honor your top performers
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 14, 2022
The first, and some might say most important, deadline for the McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards arrives Thursday, and with it the best opportunity to effectively nominate a long-term care veteran in your life...