More than half of Florida providers reducing admissions due to staffing challenges: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 12, 2021
More than 50% of Florida long-term care facilities are being forced to limit admissions due to ongoing workforce shortages exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the Florida...
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.
The gig economy’s latest victim? Healthcare staffing
By
Chris Caulfield
Feb 25, 2020
The traditional healthcare staffing model isn’t working. It’s inefficient and expensive for facilities, burning out nurses by strong-arming them into overworking, and putting patients at risk. When...
Learn how to adapt staffing strategies during Sept. 23 webinar
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2021
Experienced workforce professionals will share their latest take on managing labor shortages during a Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar.
Cutting laundry departments among ‘easier’ attrition tasks
By
John Hall
Mar 01, 2022
Whether facilities outsource laundry or keep it on-premise, providers must ensure time-strapped staff follow infection control standards
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.
Operators brace for pared down ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 04, 2015
Providers were gearing up at press time to explain to their staff and residents’ family members what a newly rebased federal quality measurement scale would mean.
CMS announcement reminds changes are near regarding Nursing Home Compare, staffing levels
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is reminding skilled nursing providers that they have until Sunday (July 1) to review their performance data before it will be displayed publicly on the Nursing...
Little Sisters of the Poor cite nun shortage in giving up operations of 147-year-old nursing home
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Aug 25, 2016
The Little Sisters of the Poor will be leaving the St. Louis nursing home they’ve operated for 147 years amid a shortage of nuns to staff the facility, the group announced Wednesday.
Providers fight back against accusations of denied access due to payment ability
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 15, 2019
An investigative report that accused New York’s best nursing homes of discriminating against Medicaid beneficiaries draws “incorrect conclusions” based on misleading data and anecdotal comments,...