A mere couple of blogs ago, I shared my concern, based on excellent McKnight’s reportage, that seniors are becoming just as addicted to their devices as young people. That seemed shocking, given our...
Nursing’s already a dirty job. Regulators are slinging mud
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2024
LPNs may soon find themselves boxed out of quality, well-paying jobs in the very settings that have most often hired them in the past. It’s federal regulators threatening to do them dirty.
Pressing questions about rural telehealth access and investments put innovation in danger
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 22, 2024
Questions remain about how much providers will be able to rely on telehealth, remote monitoring and other technologies to come in the years ahead — and whether the government will make the needed legal,...
BrightSpring Health Services, the parent company of long-term care pharmacy PharMerica, began trading on the Nasdaq in January using the symbol BTSG, following the pricing of its initial public offering.
Complex medication regimens may be risky for dementia patients at home, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Mar 26, 2024
Complex medication regimens may be risky and burdensome for community-dwelling older adults suffering from dementia or mild cognitive impairment. Providers should look for ways to reduce overprescribing...
Ask the wound care expert … about antibiotics
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Feb 01, 2024
Should we always use topical antibiotics in wounds?
For-profit nursing home owners rebut report that left few untarnished
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 18, 2024
A brutal takedown of private nursing home ownership published last week included both pointed and widespread attacks on the role of for-profit companies in the sector, adding to stakeholders’ fears that...
More than 1,100 organizations urge Congress to pass anti-staffing mandate bill
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 01, 2024
The nation’s two largest long-term care provider associations and more than 1,100 cosigners threw their support behind a federal bill that would block the nursing home staffing mandate proposed in September...
LTC corporate execs get moderate raises, eye-popping bonuses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
Corporate executives of multi-site long-term care organizations banked an average raise of 3.7% in 2023, according to a new report issued Wednesday.
LTC faces increased staffing churn, shrinking pool of relied-upon workers: study
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 29, 2024
The healthcare sector is experiencing increased worker turnover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic even as employment rates have steadied in many areas of the industry, according to a new JAMA Network...