Nursing homes out of compliance with state’s staffing minimums to be fined
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 27, 2023
New Jersey nursing homes that violate the state’s staffing minimums could be fined up to $500 per violation under new regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
Hospice improves your Quality Measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Jun 23, 2023
My father died a little over a year ago. While I usually derive tremendous comfort and support by sharing both happy and sad milestones with friends, family, and colleagues, in this instance, sharing the...
Docs propose new palliative care framework for neuro diseases
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2023
Current palliative care models do not offer patients with advanced neurological illness the support they need to reduce suffering, physician experts contend.
A four-day workweek? Why stop there?
By
John O'Connor
Jun 19, 2023
What are the three biggest challenges facing long-term care? To borrow a familiar punch line from the real estate sector, they are staffing, staffing and staffing.
How PAC facilities can evolve with the ever-changing healthcare landscape
By
Vince Baiera
Jun 16, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed care delivery. Due to technological innovations, many services have shifted away from traditional health facilities to home-based care. Telehealth advancements and...
Nurse shortages escalate hiring challenges at providers’ regional offices
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2023
Large skilled nursing chains are finding it increasingly difficult to hire and retain regional staff amid a nursing shortage and changing attitudes about work-life balance.
SNFists increase nursing home referrals, but don’t lower rehospitalizations: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2023
The “rapid” adoption of SNFists, or clinicians specializing in skilled nursing care, has increased Medicare referrals for facilities that use them. But it has not led to reduced rehospitalizations,...
How to set SNFs up for interoperability success
By
Amy Ostrem
Jun 13, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities, already marginalized in the care setting and lagging behind in technological advancement, are facing an especially severe impact from the worker shortage.
HHS puts its ageism on display
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
Hey HHS, your ageism is showing. Sort of ironic, given that your department (especially your main nursing home regulatory agency) has been on a health equity tear of late.
Skilled nursing faces special conditions, dangers in heightened bankruptcy climate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 13, 2023
Bankruptcy filings jumped in early 2023, compared to a year earlier, and nursing homes continued to account for a large portion of them, researchers have found.