More than two-thirds of LTC executives using expensive agencies to fill staff vacancies: NIC survey
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 16, 2020
A majority of senior housing and skilled nursing operators are relying on staffing agencies or temporary workers to meet their workforce needs in recent weeks, a new survey revealed.
71% of affluent older adults would rather rely on family — and pay them — for LTC, survey finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 27, 2018
A new survey of wealthy seniors suggests that many of nursing homes’ potential residents would prefer to receive long-term care at home, and would be willing to pay their own family members for it.
Report: RNs in long-term care holding steady
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Haymarket Media
Feb 01, 2006
The percentage of registered nurses working in long-term care has barely budged over the last five years, according to preliminary results of a national study. About 6.3% of all RNs reported nursing homes...
Nursing homes risk losing more than 20% of workers due to vaccine mandate: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
More than half of unvaccinated nursing home workers plan to find a job where COVID-19 vaccines are not required following the issuance of a federal mandate, according to a new survey likely to reinforce...
Providers prep for revised Quality Measures from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
Providers are on the lookout for the release of new Quality Measures from federal regulators. Without naming a specific date, officials have said the measures would be released in April. The standard survey...
Same-day physician access leads to fewer resident hospitalizations, ED visits
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 22, 2020
Surveyed facilities with same-day physician access had 21% lower hospitalization rates. Urgent access to nurse practitioners is also linked to fewer transfers.
Post-acute care providers increasing EHR use, survey finds
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 24, 2019
More post-acute care providers are embracing the use of electronic health records in their facilities, according to a new survey by Black Book Market Research firm.
Paramedics often obstructed, left out of the loop on nursing home calls
By
Phil Brahm
Jun 14, 2016
Paramedics often receive little direction from nurses or medical records when handling end-of-life situations at nursing homes, a new survey finds.
One-fifth of caregivers take 6 months or longer to choose a senior housing option for a loved one, poll...
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
A significant number of people take six months or longer to choose a senior care or housing option for a loved one, recently released survey results showed.
Nursing home administrator salaries inch up 2.14%
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
Nursing home administrators working in continuing care retirement communities saw their pay nudge upward ever so slightly this year, according to a new survey.