How to do it … Address the effect of worker shortages on rehab
By
John Hall
Oct 10, 2023
Workforce shortages inside nursing homes today are inspiring therapists to also forge stronger ties with their nursing colleagues. It’s an effort to do more with less, while also strengthening and improving...
Nexion Health outlines efforts to keep staff above water with internal float pool
By
Joe Bush
Sep 23, 2022
Riner is among the many administrators working to move away from using agency workers to help with staffing shortages, in her case, through the development of an in-house staffing pool, or float pool.
LTC must provide full access to patient health data under Cures Act Final Rule
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2022
As of Oct. 6, LTC facilities, home health entities and other stakeholders must provide patients with no-cost, easy access to a wider swath of electronic health information under the 21st Cures Act of 2016,...
Lab owner bilked Medicare of $7 million in nursing home COVID scheme, feds say
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
A laboratory owner preyed on nursing home clients to bilk Medicare out of at least $7 million in claims for early COVID-era tests that were unnecessary and, in some cases, never performed, the government...
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
Senate considers push to free immigrants’ path to long-term care jobs, ease staffing crisis
By
Joe Bush
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Part of the skilled nursing sector’s staffing shortage could be eased with a change in U.S. immigration policies.
With new CDC guidance, providers duck ‘up-to-date’ vaccination concerns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 27, 2022
While masking and screening of nursing home workers and visitors may no longer be required in areas with lower COVID-19 transmission rates, vaccination and testing efforts will be crucial if providers...
White House foresees COVID boosters as an annual shot, plans nursing home outreach
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 08, 2022
Health officials are planning outreach to vulnerable groups such as nursing home residents who may require more than an annual vaccination for protection.
Study: Sickest COVID-19 patients have 22 percent lower mortality with vaccination
By
Alicia Lasek
May 23, 2023
Vaccination for COVID-19 has reduced by 22% the number of COVID-19 deaths among hospitalized patients dependent on oxygen, according to a new study.
Pharmacists want bigger role after providing pandemic staffing boost
By
Joe Bush
Nov 09, 2022
Pharmacists are yearning to expand on their success helping skilled nursing facilities during the pandemic, a top executive said Monday.