HR companies continue to evolve amid pandemic drag
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2020
Hiring and staff training firms are expanding their services as the COVID-19 pandemic dictates how and when long-term care providers recruit new staff. Relias has integrated Workforce Dimensions by Kronos...
Medicaid underpayments soar to an average $22.34 per resident day, report finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 19, 2012
The cumulative effect of cuts has been “devastating,” AHCA President and CEO Mark Parkinson said.
Ask the care expert: Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our...
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Mar 01, 2021
I am a new DON. Do you know any way I could recognize some staff who go above and beyond for our residents? We do recognizer them in the building, but I want everyone to know how long-term care has wonderful...
Senators tell CMS not to lower LTCH reimbursements
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 17, 2006
Senators are putting heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reject a proposal to lower Medicare reimbursements for long-term care hospitals.
New nursing grads face rough job market
Feb 02, 2010
Job prospects for recently graduated nursing students aren’t nearly as plentiful as they were a few years ago, according to recent reports.
Ask the payment expert: will state Medicaid payments change with the switch to Medicare RUGs IV?
Report calls for initiatives to curb LTC nursing shortage
By
Haymarket Media
May 20, 2005
Recruiting and retaining nurses in long-term care will require initiatives from providers, as well as the local, state and federal government, according to a report released Thursday by the National Commission...
Elder abuse bill pushed
By
McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2012
Lawmakers in Colorado are trying to change the fact that their state is one of only four that do not have mandatory reporting laws governing elder abuse. State Sen. Evie Hudak (D) introduced legislation...
Thinking about you: using resident surveys to better evaluate quality-of-life in long-term care communities
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Resident surveys are being used more often to determine what customers like—and dislike—about the quality of life they enjoy in long-term care communities
NJ jury awards $13.2 million to family of nursing home rehab patient who died
By
Tim Mullaney
May 19, 2014
A nursing home negligence case in New Jersey ended last week with a $13.2 million award to a former resident’s family, lawyers have announced.