CMS wallops nursing homes with planned staffing requirements and increased penalties … FDA ups recommended dose of Evusheld monoclonal antibody treatment … Addressing residents’ kidney health an...
3 things to ‘know’ to develop CEO skills for the future of aging services
By
Jacquelyn Kung, DrPH, MBA
Robert G. Kramer
Ed Frauenheim
Feb 28, 2022
We reviewed the latest on how to develop CEO skills and reflected on our own effective habits to create this guide for cultivating the abilities needed in our industry.
McKnight’s welcomes 19 into Hall of Honor
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2022
Nineteen outstanding executives working in skilled nursing, senior living or home care are being announced today as 2022 inductees into the Hall of Honor in the annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
Skilled nursing’s bigger COVID killer
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 25, 2022
Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised about some of the latest news about COVID and its effects on the skilled nursing sector. But I was. And you can be sure there’s more to come in the future.
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 24
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Supreme Court rejects challenge to healthcare worker vaccination mandate … Nebraska lawmakers want $65 million to help long-term care facilities with staffing … Resolution to sell NY county nursing...
Khoi Luong appointed SVP of post-acute care for NYC Health + Hospitals
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2022
NYC Health + Hospitals has appointed Khoi Luong, DO, senior vice president of post-acute care for the public health system, the nation’s largest.
How SNFs ‘held their ground’ during omicron surge
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 23, 2022
Despite seeing record-breaking COVID-19 case counts during the omicron spike, skilled nursing facilities were able to weather the storm with minimal deaths among residents, according to new analysis from...
Nearly all high-touch surfaces in LTC are contaminated, study finds
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 18, 2022
More than 90% of “high-touch” surfaces in long-term care facilities, including handrails and equipment controls, are contaminated with fecal matter and other potential sources of infectious...
CareTrust to sell, reformat 32 facilities in seller’s market move
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 18, 2022
California-based real estate investment trust CareTrust plans to sell, re-tenant or repurpose up to 32 facilities in an “unprecedented opportunity to de-risk” its portfolio, executives detailed Thursday.
Welltower expands LTC footprint with UK partnership
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2022
After exiting its relationship with U.S. long-term care giant Genesis HealthCare, Ohio-based real estate investment trust Welltower now plans to develop the “next generation” of care homes in the United...