Long-term care providers were intent on dismissing undesirable memories of the COVID-19 pandemic as much as possible in 2023, but the year’s top stories revealed there were still remnants of it to...
Top long-term care stories of 2019
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2019
The Patient Driven Payment Model was THE story of 2019, but it wasn’t the only big topic captivating readers’ interest. Here are some of the biggest.
Man honors nursing home with $2 million for care rendered 13 years ago
Sep 17, 2008
For long-term care workers wondering if their good work is ever noticed, this story’s for you.
Redoing readmissions
By
Tom DePoy
Sep 01, 2014
When people are discharged from the hospital following an illness, injury or surgery, that’s often not the end of the story.
Overdose victims ‘significantly’ less likely to have fatal repeat if in nursing home care:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 24, 2024
Researchers have identified medications effective for treating opioid use disorder, and say that Medicaid patients who took them during follow-up care in a nursing home were “significantly” less likely...
Providers, I-SNPs primed and ‘pleading’ for greater role in value-based care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2024
The unrelenting push toward value-based care should compel skilled nursing providers to grab the reins, even after years of regulators failing to invite them more fully into the process.
New SNF underway in Nevada
Oct 25, 2016
The Calida Group is developing a two-story skilled nursing facility in Henderson, NV, according to local reports.
New SNF set for Ohio
Sep 13, 2016
A two-story skilled nursing facility has been approved for Tallmadge, OH, according to local reports.
I couldn’t live without…The Compliance Store
Feb 01, 2012
Prior to subscribing to The Compliance Store’s comprehensive database of regulatory documents and manuals, Barbara Baxter, an administrator, used to rely on periodicals and communications with the...
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.