2018 will bring significant financial and regulatory changes
Dec 26, 2017
There is no crystal ball to show what challenges and changes 2018 will bring to the post-care and senior care industry.
MedPAC calls for loosening of ‘3-day’ qualifying stay, RAC auditing reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2015
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is recommending allowing nursing home coverage for beneficiaries who have spent as little as one day in hospital inpatient status, combined with up to two days...
Quality guides will help: NQF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 01, 2011
The National Quality Forum recently endorsed 21 measures for nursing home residents and short-stay patients.
The McGuire Group’s Susan Grigg: Opening doors for employees and patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2022
For years, skilled nursing providers have pointed to career ladders as an important tool for retaining employees. But too often, moving up takes time, training or tuition money that entry-level frontline...
Feds investigating Washington state SNF; providers facing supply shortages following coronavirus outbreak
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 09, 2020
A Washington state skilled nursing facility at the center of the United States’ coronavirus outbreak could be facing additional scrutiny from the federal government.
Isolated Maine nursing home gets extra year to attract workers — or a buyer
By
John Hall
Aug 05, 2022
Operators of a remote, shuttered Maine nursing home hope a license extension will be just what the doctor ordered to give the struggling facility time to replace staff and reopen for business.
Ditch the cash-only mentality for these ‘ready, set to go’ hiring strategies, pros advise
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 17, 2022
Combining pay increases with innovative benefits and a culture that rewards loyalty is a vital way to improve long-term care hiring and retention, six industry leaders said last week.
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Apr 09, 2021
Expert: The future of nursing homes lies in a community hub model … Arkansas lawmakers push to reform nursing home staffing ratios … Minority, short-stay nursing home residents less likely to receive...
Operators are getting hip to short-stay rehab opportunity
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing home chains are beginning to tap into a new revenue stream through their therapy divisions: short-term stay units.
Nursing home COVID-19 infections quadruple as booster rate slows
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 21, 2022
An AARP analysis shows a sharp uptick in infections between mid-April and mid-May, while residents’ booster shots have slowed to a trickle.