Plaintiffs’ lawyers gaining edge against nursing homes with staffing issues
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 29, 2023
Plaintiff attorneys looking to jam up nursing homes now have a plethora of data points on which to base their cases, according to legal experts
CNA hourly pay nears $19 average, while admins score major gains of their own: salary survey
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2023
Nursing home salaries — including those of executives — continued their upward trajectory with many facilities responding to staffing shortfalls by increasing hourly rates and offering signing bonuses,...
CMS ‘naive’ about staffing minimum proposal details, professor claims
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 20, 2023
The proposed federal staffing rule is “shockingly low” and will not measurably improve working and care conditions in nursing homes, consumer advocates claimed during a webinar that was conducted without...
Risk pushing some SNFs away from complex patients, adding to hospital woes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 16, 2023
Some nursing homes are becoming more reluctant to admit patients with complex health and treatment needs to avoid the risk of survey violations, according to sector observers.
On federal staffing minimum, providers need protections: AHCA’s Phil Fogg
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 24, 2023
Nursing home providers could support a federal minimum staffing rule that is funded and exempts them from penalties if they make “best faith efforts” to hire, according to one of the nation’s top...
Texas providers seek financial lifeline as Medicaid rate decision looms
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 09, 2023
Having gone without a Medicaid increase for a decade, nursing homes in Texas are bracing for a financial hit when a small-but-vital pandemic subsidy ends Thursday.
Senators warn of ‘unintended consequences,’ closed VA nursing homes if staffing mandate is enacted
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 20, 2023
A pair of US Senators have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to stop the proposed federal staffing rule for nursing homes, saying that “unintended consequences” of the mandate could...
Providers hail immigration bill that seeks to reissue visas to healthcare pros
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 06, 2023
Providers are praising federal lawmakers who are trying again to push through immigration reform that would allow officials to recapture unused visas and reprocess them for nurses and other healthcare...
Here’s how two small nursing homes landed a $3.5 million staffing grant
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 22, 2023
Two unaffiliated Michigan nursing homes partnered on a state grant application that has netted them $3.5 million to help address staffing needs.
Three years in, pandemic jabs keep coming
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 10, 2023
Ahead of Saturday’s third anniversary of the pandemic’s official declaration, one infection preventionist who spent much of COVID’s first year on frontlines in multiple states reflected on the challenges...