Nursing homes become ‘high-risk,’ owners to be fingerprinted under new doc pay rule proposal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2022
Nursing home owners could face heightened background screening requirements under a proposal tucked more than 1,000 pages into a huge new proposed physician pay rule released Thursday.
Better measures needed to assess pain, depression in older adults, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 08, 2022
Older adults may be experiencing pain and depression, but cognition impairment and other factors may too often prevent them from conveying those issues to doctors and caregivers.
CMS doubles down: Surveyors do not have to be COVID vaccinated
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has held audiences with skilled nursing providers, made presentations and entertained comments in recent months to assure operators that regulatory actions...
Meet Elizabeth Dauch, Veteran VIP honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Jul 07, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10....
Age plays bigger role than politics in COVID-19 vaccinations: researchers
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 07, 2022
Older adults are much more likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than younger adults regardless of their political beliefs or affiliation, new research has found.
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Patricia Will answers important questions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2022
2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner shares the words she lives by, the biggest surprise of her career, advice for people considering careers in long-term care,...
Meet Christina Harris, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 04, 2022
The personal responsibility Christina Harris feels for the well-being and happiness of residents not only is documented by the appreciation of her colleagues; it also is demonstrated time and time again...
CNA candidates ‘giving up’ as exam openings fail to keep pace with worker demand
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2022
Thousands of certified nurse aide candidates are struggling to find exam placements across the US, with many of them under a fast-approaching deadline to become certified before a four-month, temporary...
SNF workforce ‘far below’ pre-pandemic levels but finally showing signs of life
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 27, 2022
Skilled nursing operators are finally making workforce gains in recent months, but they’re still experiencing slower recovery when compared to the assisted living sector.
Light exposure during sleep linked to obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure in seniors
Jun 24, 2022
Older men and women who are exposed to any amount of light while sleeping are more likely to have these chronic conditions than their peers who sleep in total darkness, investigators have found.