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How to … Make persistence pay as a therapy provider
By
John Hall
Oct 06, 2022
The pandemic changed everything for many aspects of long-term care, but it affected few departments as significantly as rehab therapy.
Industry advocates have launched an online platform and forum open to all LTC staff who perform infection prevention and control duties.
$30 million judgment hits nursing home that failed to document, reposition rehab patient
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 26, 2023
The lack of instructions on repositioning an elderly man who spent two weeks in a nursing home for rehabilitation after a fall contributed to his death, and a $30 million judgment against the facility...
When a pay raise isn’t enough, you know there’s trouble
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2024
Newcomers to the long-term care game may not believe it, but there once was a time when the announcement of the next year’s proposed Medicare payment bump was the hottest ticket around.
Medicaid and leadership challenges, as state takes over nursing home
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 17, 2023
A Rhode Island nursing home with more than 30 citations for deficiencies and whose administrator’s license was suspended last month has been put into state receivership.
Providers gain needed allies against automatic nurse-aide training lockouts
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2022
Wednesday was a good day for nursing home operators and others opposed to nurse-aide training lockouts triggered automatically by high federal fines.
‘Dangerous’ trend requires different support for new and experienced nurses: expert panel
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 13, 2023
Nurses need focused training and reliable support networks if the healthcare sector hopes to head off retention woes that are trending in a “dangerous” direction, a group of nursing experts...
Extend PHE while updating COVID protocols, nursing home advocate urges feds
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2022
Safety and quality of life in LTC settings are not mutually exclusive, Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL told federal health officials Tuesday.
They said it best in 2022 — long-term care’s most popular blogs, podcasts
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2022
Here is a look at 2022’s most popular blogs and most listened to podcasts from McKnight’s, as indicated by hundreds of thousands of reader clicks.