Drowning in worry? Unions offer new staffing rule entanglement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2023
If you didn’t already have major anxiety over a federal staffing mandate, Axios this week offered a new cause for stress in this alarming headline: “Staffing standard could boost unionization efforts...
Long-term care’s big days in court
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 06, 2022
If you’ve been around skilled nursing even just a little while, you’ve seen how these False Claims cases end up, especially since the individuals suing can win triple damages for reporting alleged...
Will clear and present danger reveal itself as state mandates increase?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2023
Nursing home operators in New York and Pennsylvania are stepping into the abyss this month, with no easy way to see just how far they might fall before hitting bottom.
No stopping them: Pandemics and misinformation don’t care about your borders
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2021
If diseases recognized borders, we might never have been in this mess.
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.
In a dark week for nursing homes, courts offer beacon of hope
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2024
The last week has been an ugly one for nursing homes, at least if you read the consumer press. The courts offered some hope.
Hitting the road for rural respect
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2023
This week takes me on a road trip, but I assure you there’s no VW bus with a dashboard full of party snacks.
The pen pals nobody wants: These members of Congress miss the point, again
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 07, 2024
In a week in which Congress appears ready to get down to work on several bills meant to ease workforce issues for struggling nursing homes, some elected leaders would rather create more busy work for some...
Let’s put normalcy on seniors’ itinerary
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2021
It would be hard to argue that any group suffered — and in some cases, continues to suffer — more than U.S. nursing home residents.
Lawsuit is bold reminder of states’ ownership blindspot
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2022
New York’s lawsuit targets the people and mechanisms that might have allowed low quality to take root. But it’s all of skilled nursing that suffers.