Illinois nursing homes fined a combined $200K for safety violations … Workers launch national campaign to reform nursing home staffing levels, wages … All Louisiana nursing homes now required to have...
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 23
Jun 23, 2021
12 Pennsylvania nursing home workers approve strike plans … Ohio lawmakers closer to passing law allowing cameras in resident rooms … Immigration reform an option to help address workforce shortages...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 24
Feb 24, 2021
SNF COVID cases declining faster than overall cases … State AARP group pushes for long-term care reform as COVID cases drop … Private-equity ownership leads to higher resident death rates, increase...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 11
Aug 11, 2021
Advanced care planning forms being used incorrectly by some nursing homes: study … Arkansas nursing homes, hospitals get $245M in pandemic aid … Kansas reaches agreement to expand services in mental...
Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
The needs of immigrant workers should be a top concern of nursing home operators during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent severe workforce shortages within the industry and protect the high-risk...
Also in the News for Thursday, May 27
May 27, 2021
CEO: Referrals from elective surgeries are rebounding, but skilled nursing referrals still lag … North Carolina transitions nursing home residents from Medicaid managed care to Medicaid Direct … NY...
More RNs, smaller facilities called keys to improving nursing homes: report
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 14, 2021
Nursing homes should be mandated to employ more registered nurses and create smaller living communities, say seniors advocates investigating ways to improve the industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMS: First reforms will address ownership accountability, worst performing facilities
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 11, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is on a “full court sprint” toward issuing new guidance and regulations to go with President Biden’s plans for nursing home reform, officials said Thursday.
Reform policies ‘double down’ on decades-long failures, LTC physicians warn
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 07, 2022
The Biden administration’s approach toward nursing home reform uses the unsuccessful and “punitive” tactics that haven’t proved to advance quality for years, according to a top industry group.
Nursing home workers, caregivers call for increased staffing requirements, protections
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 09, 2021
Long-term care workers in Pennsylvania are seeking significant reform of the state’s nursing home regulations, demanding higher minimum staffing requirements in the wake of COVID-19.