Greater decline in SNF beds causing bigger problems for hospitals
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 22, 2024
Hospitals in parts of New York are treating an increased number of alternative-level of care patients, just the latest example of bed shortages and limited skilled nursing access combining to leave patients...
Nursing homes get good news as telehealth extensions, CNA assistance advance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2024
A key House committee this week advanced several bills designed to ease nursing home hiring and ensure expanded access to telehealth for another two years.
US must streamline immigration to help aging service providers fill staff: LeadingAge
By
Adam Healy
Sep 11, 2024
Strict immigration policies are keeping many qualified caregivers out of long-term services and supports providers’ reach.
State’s workforce program exceeds CNA recruiting goal by 48 percent
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 03, 2024
The Arizona Health Care Association created a workforce development program that not only was successful, it blew past its goal by nearly 50%, recruiting and training more than 2,000 trained certified...
LTC leaders promote creativity to help CCRCs evolve
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2024
Faced with one redefining challenge after another since 2020, skilled nursing and senior care providers nationwide have had to use all of their resources and tap creativity they may not have known they...
AHCA’s Access to Care report provides grim assessment of nursing home trends
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 22, 2024
Nearly 800 nursing homes closed between February 2020 and July 2024, displacing nearly 30,000 residents, according to a new report from the sector’s largest provider advocacy group.
New research challenges COVID-19 furlough policies in elder care
By
Donna Shryer
Aug 19, 2024
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that well-intentioned COVID-19 furlough policies in nursing homes may be doing more harm than good.
No quick fix, but quality concerns demand nursing home reform: experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2024
Advocates for operators and consumers each need to think bigger — and see past their differences — to truly change how facilities and address quality concerns, a high-profile panel of experts on nursing...
State makes 200,000 long-term care workers eligible for $1,000 bonuses
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 19, 2024
More than 200,000 long-term care workers in Minnesota may qualify for $1,000 bonuses as part of a statewide initiative to help address the state’s nursing shortage.
Alleged immigrant labor law violations: Nursing home company seeks dismissal of class-action suit
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 07, 2024
A national nursing home company is seeking dismissal of a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company and its staffing recruiter violated US labor laws in the recruitment of immigrant nurses.