LTC faces increased staffing churn, shrinking pool of relied-upon workers: study
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 29, 2024
The healthcare sector is experiencing increased worker turnover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic even as employment rates have steadied in many areas of the industry, according to a new JAMA Network...
Unions: A good idea in theory?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 29, 2024
In the minds of many operators, nursing homes and unions go together about as well as ice cream and sauerkraut.
Tickets now open to the public for Pinnacle Awards ceremony
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 26, 2024
The 2024 class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards honorees will be celebrated at cocktail reception, dinner and awards ceremony March 21 in Chicago, and all interested individuals are invited to join in.
Apt named CFO, Hancock executive VP at PACS Group
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 26, 2024
Utah-based PACS Group on Thursday announced Derick Apt is its new chief financial officer, succeeding Mark Hancock, who held that position since co-founding the post-acute ownership group in 2013.
A key Medicaid advisory body appears ready to recommend new appeal opportunities for millions of Managed Medicaid beneficiaries and to add more oversight to better ensure plans cover medically necessary...
Nursing home that took in dozens after local closure now fears for its own health
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
The high cost of caring for skilled nursing patients is squeezing finances at Upstate New York’s Heritage Ministries after it took in a majority of residents from the closing Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation...
Report rips massive nursing home for lacking safety procedures during abrupt shutdown
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
A nursing home’s lack of safety protocols led to a dangerous, chaotic evacuation after its abrupt closure, endangering its 174 residents, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Health...
The blinking light
By
Gary Tetz
Jan 25, 2024
The office next to mine is empty. Well, not completely. A few pieces of furniture, an ugly lamp and some dog-eared file folders clutter the space a long-term care colleague once occupied. But that’s...
Report points out patient quality-of-life challenges following hip fracture surgeries
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 25, 2024
Hip fracture surgery results in challenges in mobility and self-care, and interrupts an individual’s usual activity in older adults more compared to younger people, according to a study published on...
‘Granny cam’ bill joins national trend toward greater nursing home room monitoring
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 25, 2024
Adding to what has become a national trend, Iowa’s state legislature has advanced a bill that would allow residents and their families to install cameras in nursing home rooms.