Another year on top makes nurses a target for some
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2023
It’s too bad some prosecutors are doing their best to muddy the reputations of America’s most trusted workers,
Too hot in the kitchen? Try your neighborhood nursing home
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2023
It seems a lot of us would like to bury not just our feet in the sand this time of year, but our heads too.
HHS puts its ageism on display
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
Hey HHS, your ageism is showing. Sort of ironic, given that your department (especially your main nursing home regulatory agency) has been on a health equity tear of late.
Yin and Yang. Tit for tat. Whatever you call it, nursing homes swing in the balance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2022
I was reminded already during this short work week of just how tit-for-tat the nursing home sector can feel.
A slap in the face for LPNs who keep nursing homes running
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2023
There are about 175,000 LPNs working in nursing homes — critical staff members who might no longer fit into the SNF job market if the proposed staffing rule is finalized as currently written.
Out of ketchup and into skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
I’m a dream senior living customer.
Oil, gold, nursing homes? Stop acting like you’re a commodity
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 11, 2021
With all the talk of impending acquisitions this spring, it’s hard not to think of skilled nursing facilities as commodities to be bandied about for the right price — or shuttered if they don’t produce...
Drowning in worry? Unions offer new staffing rule entanglement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2023
If you didn’t already have major anxiety over a federal staffing mandate, Axios this week offered a new cause for stress in this alarming headline: “Staffing standard could boost unionization efforts...
Can’t buy much on Grandma’s allowance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2023
Knowing the incredibly tight dollar amounts that institutionalized Medicaid beneficiaries live by, I have a new perspective on my grandma’s desire to make little luxuries last.
CMS let the cat out of the bag, but it’s managed care that’s ready to pounce
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2021
If you work with managed care (and who doesn’t anymore), chances are pretty good you’re already on a collision course that’s been accelerated lately