Nursing homes pick up key ally in staffing mandate lobbying
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2023
More than 500 long-term care providers are in the nation’s capital today to try to head off a minimum staffing rule and win support for legislation that could make recruiting and training workers easier.
The threat hiding in plain sight
By
Brendan Williams
Jun 05, 2023
Through overpayments, the federal government has effectively created unbeatable competition to the Medicare Fee For Service model, but at what cost to consumers and providers?
As Medicaid disenrollments surge, concerns about nursing home residents persist
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 05, 2023
Although hundreds of thousands have been knocked off state Medicaid rolls this spring, worries about dropped coverage for Medicaid-dependent nursing home residents have so far not proven reality in large...
‘Impetus’ ignored: LeadingAge CEO calls on Congress, White House to act on broader threats...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
Federal lawmakers have so far failed to seize on a critical change that could shore up the aging services sector and improve access to care for the nation’s aging population, the top advocate for nonprofit...
As staffing minimum looms, other workforce solutions simmer on back burner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2023
A long-awaited federal rule that could rewrite how nursing home owners and operators staff their buildings is in the final stage of review before being released publicly.
Singing the praises of the unsung-est of heroes
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 01, 2023
In a long-term care profession rife with unsung heroes, women have usually been the unsung-est of them all. Then five years ago, McKnight’s stepped into the void and created the Women of Distinction...
Managing customer relationships for long-term care
By
Stephen Dean
Jun 01, 2023
The long-term care industry has been slow to adopt CRM platforms, which can greatly improve the patient experience and senior care.
Unique federal-state partnership bringing nursing homes into value-based care program
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 31, 2023
Hospitals must begin to view nursing homes as “equal partners” to ensure success in a unique state-federal partnership that aims to reduce costs and improve care, according to one advocate involved...
Embracing innovation in senior care and living to improve the resident experience
Expanding capabilities can help improve the resident experience and attract new interest
Back to business as unusual
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 30, 2023
On May 11, 2023, the Public Health Emergency ended in the United States. Obviously, the whole world is celebrating the diminished COVID-19 numbers and the drop in COVID-related deaths. But we’ve been...