Medicaid outlook bleak for providers in 2012, report finds
Dec 15, 2011
Unprecedented state budget deficits will result in historically low Medicaid reimbursements to long-term care facilities, a new report finds.
No more stinking thinking
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 12, 2021
So, I have been thinking. How do we tee up 2021 with a positive approach, when it hasn’t exactly started off with a bang? Well, maybe it started off with a bang but not a good one. To be honest, here...
Even with its own float pool, this provider is flooded with open nursing positions
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 11, 2023
A Pennsylvania nonprofit long-term care provider recently showed its ingenuity by creating an internal staffing agency, or float pool, to cope with staffing shortages and high temporary agency costs. But...
Unsustainably high healthcare costs paint bleak long-term budget outlook
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 04, 2012
Passage of the Affordable Care Act and the Budget Control Act of 2012 improved the budget outlook, but neither are enough to fix the gap between spending and revenue, according to a report by the Government...
Reader Poll: What are your tools for staying organized?
Dec 06, 2016
“I have the Yellow Stickies app. If I’m signed up for a McKnight’s webinar, I put it there so I can stay organized. It’s all in columns so I can see what I need. I can see when...
The big heart needed to care for residents of long-term care communities? It’s just as necessary for those operating the administrative offices and ensuring the industry’s financial health.
Gripped by uncertainty, skilled nursing providers just keep breathing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2024
Uncertainty may very well be the defining outlook for skilled nursing providers in 2024. At the very least, it was the theme that dominated our annual survey attempting to capture your attitudes heading...
Healthcare to account for sizable chunk of new jobs by 2020
Feb 03, 2012
Another batch of statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor paints a sunny picture for people pursuing jobs in healthcare. Healthcare and social assistance are the fastest growing sectors, and will account...
With managed care poised to ‘explode,’ operators try to grasp control with alternatives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 07, 2022
Providers struggling with everyday expenses and reimbursement rates that have largely failed to keep up with the costs of care plan to pursue a broad range of new revenue streams this year. That’s according...
Skilled nursing facilities are at risk for falling into negative revenue margins, analysis reveals
Dec 07, 2011
Nursing homes could be pushed into negative margins if Congress passes proposed end-of-the-year legislation, a new analysis finds. Skilled nursing facilities, many of which are already struggling to stay...