Frustration, fury: Lawmakers renew push as new report skewers drug middlemen on pricing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
An interim report issued by federal officials this week excoriated pharmacy sales middlemen over business practices that have grossly inflated drug prices — and made it harder for long-term care pharmacists...
Nursing expert outlines 3-step plan for addressing burnout, related stress
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 18, 2024
Burnout in nursing home staff has been a hot-button topic for years, but despite the spotlight, providers still need better tactics to diagnose and systematically address the issue in their buildings.
Bankrupt nursing homes hit with $35M fine over ‘malicious’ payroll violations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2024
A judge has slapped 15 nursing homes with a $35.8 million judgment after finding an owner, on-site managers and a shared management firm “routinely” and willingly failed to properly compensate workers...
Staffing mandate would save 13,000 lives a year, Senator’s analysis contends
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
The nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could save nearly 13,000 lives each year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania estimated this week.
White House hosts nursing home leaders, invites perspectives ahead of looming respiratory illness season
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 19, 2024
Nursing homes were in-focus at a White House summit Thursday, as individual providers from North Carolina, Minnesota and New Jersey were invited by the Biden administration to present their strategies...
Same flaws that have weakened state staffing rules may undercut federal push for nursing home minimums
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Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
Jul 12, 2024
The administration’s plan also has some of the same weaknesses that have hampered states. It relies on underfunded health inspectors for enforcement, lacks explicit penalties for violations, and offers...
Marselas soars as McKnight’s Long-Term Care News wins 4 national APEX awards
By
John O'Connor
Jul 19, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Senior Editor Kim Marselas enjoyed a stellar showing in the 2024 APEX Awards of Excellence journalism competition, having a hand in all four of the publication’s honors.
After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
‘Exemplary, inspiring’ Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2024
Clifton Porter II, the long-time top advocacy executive for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, was named its next president and CEO Monday.
Feds’ latest regulatory wish list hits skilled nursing but could face new obstacles
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services is making plans to expand reporting requirements for nursing homes in the event of crimes against residents. The agency also aims to propose a long-awaited update...