Two days left! McKnight’s Women of Distinction Jan. 5 deadline approaching
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
There are just two days left to nominate candidates for the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program under the standard deadline.
The top long-term care news stories of 2022
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 22, 2022
As the nursing home sector tried to move out of COVID-19’s shadow in 2022, new challenges rushed in. It was a year filled with more, largely unwanted, attention from lawmakers and regulators, and legal...
Nursing homes find visitor COVID-19 testing back in play
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 22, 2022
Health officials in at least one major US city are once again asking nursing home visitors to take COVID tests before entering, as community transmission there has ticked dangerously high this month.
Focus on part-time assignments to improve SNF care consistency, researchers advise
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing homes that prioritize building schedules around part-time workers can significantly improve consistency of care by potentially reducing how many nursing assistants care for each resident.
Sherrill House’s Stapleton to lead nursing home administrators board
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 20, 2022
Patrick J. Stapleton, CEO of Sherrill House, a not-for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Boston, has been unanimously elected chair of the state’s Board of Registration of Nursing Home...
Tossed from Medicare once, nursing home psychologist pleads guilty in second fraud scheme
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2022
A nursing home psychologist previously excluded from the Medicare program over fraud allegations has pleaded guilty to new charges that he bilked the government out of another $2.5 million.
Need more referrals? Expert hones in on the ‘M’ word
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 08, 2022
In a skilled nursing environment driven increasingly by data, providers must know which metrics matter most to their stakeholders — and be willing to work hard to improve those that exist beyond the...
There’s often a wide gap between what managers think today’s healthcare workers want and what’s truly in demand, differences that can lead to dissatisfaction and hinder recruitment efforts.
2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards + Summit shines
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2022
Following another year in which COVID-19 and staffing shortages forced skilled nursing operators to innovate, the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards drew a record number of entries.
Baseless False Claims cases could decline with Supreme Court intervention
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2022
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday from federal lawyers seeking to dismiss more False Claims allegations in which the government chooses not to intervene, a move that would likely reduce the...