For a variety of reasons, veterans homes just don’t typically seem to warm the hearts of those not directly involved. But not this week.
‘A different phase’: End of COVID-19 vax rule for healthcare workers
By
Alicia Lasek
May 02, 2023
A COVID-19 vaccination rule for healthcare workers that took full effect after a Supreme Court vote in early 2022 will soon be lifted, the Biden administration says.
After this flash-bang, when will the next shock come?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Here’s why Monday’s announcement that the Biden administration would begin revoking vaccine mandates with the end of the public health emergency was so surprising.
The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Provider insurance rates finally ‘bending in positive direction’ but not all sunny: report
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Long-term care providers could begin to see some relief this spring from insurance rates that escalated during the pandemic.
Nursing home 1, balky insurance company 0 after natural disaster
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 02, 2023
An insurance company must pay for repairs and upgrades to a Florida nursing home after a federal judge ruled that the statute of limitations began when the state issued new regulations, not when the claim...
Fresh nursing home design combines tradition, new ideas
By
John Hall
May 01, 2023
After long mimicking the hospitality industry’s grand lobbies and communal spaces, long-term care designers are shifting to a “less is more” strategy.
Meet Evangeline Powell, 2023 McKnight’s Pinnacle ‘Inspiration’ Award honoree
By
Kimberly Hartley
May 01, 2023
Between becoming a certified nursing assistant in 1998 to owning several skilled nursing facilities by 2021, it’s difficult to believe there was a time when Evangeline Powell didn’t intend to have...
Ensign approaches 300 facilities with focus on skilled care segment
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
The Ensign Group picked up 19 facilities in California and Colorado in the first quarter of 2023, hastening the growth trajectory it has sustained through the pandemic.
Providers condemn visa freeze for foreign-born nurses
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 27, 2023
Add the two largest US nursing home associations to the chorus criticizing the US State Department’s cap on new employment-based visa petition filings.