For most nursing assistants, it’s about answering the call, study finds
Aug 29, 2008
Most nursing assistants in nursing homes enter the field to help others, according to the National Nursing Assistant Survey, a detailed sampling of the attitudes and opinions of nursing assistants. Released...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight quicker following...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data...
Nurse administrators meet to hone survey skills, examine culture change
Jul 09, 2009
Directors of nursing are going to be told from Saturday to Wednesday that they “can do whatever they put their mind to” at the annual meeting of the National Association Directors of Nursing...
Nursing home administrator average salary approaches $116K; CNA pay jumps 4.8%
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2020
Nursing home administrators and other facility leaders saw their average salary increase significantly over the past year, according to industry’s largest annual wage and benefits survey, which was released...
Two weeks until McKnight’s Online Expo
Mar 19, 2014
MDS 3.0, wound care, technology, capital and surveys will all be covered at the 8th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo on March 26 and 27. Participants can earn up to 5 CE credits.
11 more states working on wage increases for direct care workforce
By
Oct 20, 2017
Seventeen states currently have Medicaid-related initiatives underway to bolster their long-term care workforce, with many of those focused on raising wages for workers, a new survey shows.
CMS targets more providers with pivot toward tougher surveys
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2022
A CMS leader says the agency is going to more closely monitor and inspect hospitals with high COVID-19 transmission rates following a spike in 2022.
Survey: Assisted-living costs soar 13%, while nursing-home care rises 7% in two-year period
Aug 20, 2008
Assisted living facilities are charging an average of 13% more than two years ago, while nursing home operators have hiked prices 7% over the same time span, according to a new nationwide survey.
Survey: Long-term care demand, costs increase
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 17, 2005
The national average for the annual cost of a private room in a nursing home jumped 13% in 2004 over the 2003 daily rate, according to new research.
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 9
Nov 09, 2020
Florida will allow nursing home residents to visit families for holidays, won’t require COVID-19 testing … CMS extends CLIA certificates to ensure surveys are conducted … Survey reveals that majority...