There’s still time to submit your nomination for the 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2022
There’s still parts of two days to submit entries for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The final entry deadline is midnight Eastern Time on Thursday (July 7).
Automated phone calls effective for reaching oldest patients post discharge, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Jul 06, 2022
Automated telephone call programs can be an effective way for health systems to ensure that older adults are getting important information about care plans or to notify them of follow-up appointments post...
On PDPM cuts, Congress ‘stands ready’ to exert its authority — but where’s the checkbook?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 05, 2022
Providers will no doubt be overjoyed to learn today that members of Congress — a whopping 40 of them! — are stepping into the fray over proposed cuts to the nursing home sector’s new payment model....
What NOT to do for constipation
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 05, 2022
Let’s face it: When at work, nurses wait until, like, the last possible second to go to the bathroom. We’re literally just a cough or a sneeze away from an incontinence episode.
Part-time option means more juggling for infection control staff
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2022
While nursing homes have had six years to prepare for new infection preventionist guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed last week they will not necessarily need to appoint someone...
More than a thousand workers threaten nursing home strikes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 04, 2022
Long-term care providers in New York and Detroit could be without more than a thousand workers soon, after employees authorized strikes in a push for better working conditions and better pay.
Meet Karen Devaney, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 04, 2022
The improvements Karen Devaney has made since her appointment as national director of care management at Atria Senior Living are truly indicative of her years of experience in the caregiving field.
A night to remember: McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards ceremony, forum returns in style
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2022
McKnight’s honored more than 50 women leaders in the long-term care, senior living and home care fields this spring with its return to a grand in-person Women of Distinction Awards ceremony and forum.
More time — McKnight’s Tech Awards extends entry period to Thursday (July 7)
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2022
You asked for it and you got it: The entry period for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is now Thursday, July 7.
New employee interviews, deeper dive into PBJ data could lead to more survey citations
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
Nursing home operators should be on high alert about the questions surveyors will ask employees about sufficient staffing after heavy emphasis was placed on the matter in updated guidance released this...