Historic strike over wages, staffing may hit at least 10 unrelated nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 22, 2024
Care workers at 10 Minnesota nursing homes and counting are planning a one-day strike for March 5. About 600 workers across seven facilities first announced plans to strike Tuesday, but that number has...
Arbitration order ruled invalid in COVID wrongful death case. That could be trouble for nursing homes:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 06, 2024
An appellate court judge has ruled that a plaintiff who filed a wrongful death case on behalf of her mother was not bound by an arbitration agreement she had signed in her role as power of attorney.
Workforce improvement No. 1 target in final OIG report on nursing home pandemic effects
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 01, 2024
Steep challenges faced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hinder their ability to provide quality care and adequate staffing, according to new report findings from the US Department...
The changes to end-of-life skin wound classification in the most recent Minimum Data Set update are ultimately a positive for long-term care, but regulatory ambiguity and potential legal concerns still...
Facing financial ‘hurricane,’ providers beseech governor to tap rainy day fund for nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2024
Robert Hurlbut is the third-generation family leader of an Western New York nursing home chain, who is transitioning his own son into a leadership role as the business approaches 100 years in operation.
LTC pharmacies forced to borrow to buy patient drugs, close as drug middlemen tighten grip on sector
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2024
Nursing home patient access to prescription drugs is being squeezed as several market and regulatory factors have combined to increase the power pharmacy benefit managers have over long-term care pharmacies,...
Long-term care groups demand more ACO inclusion, incentives from feds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
If federal regulators truly want to ensure better care coordination for long-term care patients, they must adopt changes that make Accountable Care Organizations more accessible and more financially rewarding...
AHCA’s Parkinson honors ‘real heroes’ in his own words
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News shares Mark Parkinson’s full, unscripted acceptance speech from the 2024 Pinnacle Awards.
Nursing home staff, others fear CDC revisions to airborne transmission guidelines
By
Amy Maxmen, KFF Health News
Mar 21, 2024
Workers worry that the CDC is repeating past mistakes as it develops a crucial set of guidelines that hospitals, nursing homes, prisons, and other facilities that provide health care will apply to control...
Parkinson: Time for ‘fantastic run’ to end after AHCA credibility, innovation gains
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 21, 2024
At age 66, Mark Parkinson still has plenty in the tank when it comes to championing long-term care causes. But stepping back will still be the right move.