Lingering, ‘really scary’ reality of skilled nursing workforce reinforced by poll
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2023
A new skilled nursing workforce poll reveals deep and persistent hiring challenges at the nation’s nursing homes ahead of a minimum staffing rule expected to be announced by federal regulators next month.
More LTC injury claims come from ‘favorable’ work environments: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 17, 2023
Long-term care facilities that created a favorable work environment actually drew more worker’s compensation claims than their peers, according to results of a new study.
MedPAC to recommend 3 percent skilled nursing cut to Congress
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 13, 2023
A Congressional advisory commission on Thursday recommended a 3% cut to Medicare base payments for skilled nursing facilities in 2024.
Less post-acute care worsens outcomes, Medicare Advantage patients reveal in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2023
Fewer Medicare Advantage enrollees report using post-acute care services than traditional Medicare beneficiaries. But even when they do use them, a new study finds that those MA patients report more undesirable...
State supreme court revives venue shopping in nursing home cases
By
Joe Bush
Aug 30, 2022
Advocates for skilled nursing and long-term care providers are criticizing a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that frees malpractice suits to be tried in plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions.
House COVID panel spreads nursing home blame, looks to next pandemic
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
Three years after the height of the pandemic forever transformed nursing homes, a new Congressional panel took a stab Wednesday at finding someone to blame for deadly COVID-19 miscalculations.
Provider advocates slam ‘unfair’ media take down of nursing home staffing compliance
By
Joe Bush
Dec 02, 2022
A major provider organization Thursday called out a newspaper’s national investigation into nursing home staffing as “unfair and mischaracterized.”
Biden again touts ‘cracking down’ on nursing homes in State of Union address
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2023
Nursing homes once again elicited an ignominious mention in President Joe Biden’s second SOTU address Tuesday night.
Providers find few silver linings, stew over minimum staffing demands
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
The initial jolt of the newly proposed nursing home staffing mandate has softened little over the long holiday weekend and now those tasked with making it work — providers — are coming to grips with...
Parkinson named 2nd Annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award winner
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2024
Mark Parkinson, the congenial Kansan who turned in a state governorship to become the top executive of the largest US long-term care association 13 years ago, has been chosen the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle...