Big rise: More than 43,000 jobs open in long-term care as leaders plot
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 31, 2019
Long-term care providers are well-aware that the industry is facing a staffing crunch, but new numbers put an exclamation point on those challenges.
How one provider went out of its way to help those affected by the government shutdown
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Seeing others hurt so badly by the just-ended (or at least temporarily on hold), government shutdown, it might be easy for some to say “not my problem.” But one busy, Illinois-based provider refused...
Remorseful nurses spared jail, get probation in alarm-fatigue death
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Three former nursing home employees will not have to serve time in jail stemming from a resident’s alarm-fatigue related death.
‘This could have been a nightmare’ — evacuation plan succeeds during LTC facility’s gas disaster
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
A Rhode Island provider is thanking its lucky stars that it had practiced evacuation drills after a recent loss of heat forced the facility to activate an emergency plan.
State adds nearly $2M to budget to keep residents out of nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This story had been updated to include a comment from the Georgia Health Care Association. Georgia’s new leader is proposing putting almost $2 million in extra funds for community-based...
Nursing home stakeholders fire back at Medicare ‘drifting toward disaster’ claims
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 18, 2019
Provider advocates came out swinging Thursday over a McKnight’s story relaying a former government official’s claims that nursing homes share the blame in Medicare’s alleged “drifting toward disaster.”
Former HHS chief: Nursing homes playing a part in Medicare ‘drifting toward disaster’
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 17, 2019
A former secretary of Health and Human Services and Utah governor believes Medicare is “drifting toward disaster,” requiring immediate attention from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Robots might be coming to steal your nursing home’s lunch
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 15, 2019
It’s bad enough that nursing home leaders have to constantly look over their shoulders, worried about when government bureaucrats or managed care plans might going to take the next whack at their payments....
Auditor finds home healthcare changes meant to decrease SNF costs saved far less than predicted
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 10, 2019
Controversial changes to a Missouri program that were aimed at keeping patients out of nursing homes have resulted in tens of millions of dollars less in savings than lawmakers had foreseen.
From an alpaca to the Tooth Fairy, how providers are working to #BrightenUpLTC
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 08, 2019
We were expecting a splash of sunshine from the long-term care field, but we’ve received a tidal wave.