‘New Deal for a new workforce’ urged by top nursing home leader
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2023
The government and providers must invest at an unprecedented level to confront the workforce problems dogging the skilled nursing sector, stressed a speaker at Wednesday’s Sanford Health Summit on the...
CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 02, 2022
Return to work restrictions for nursing home staffers that have received a COVID-19 booster shot has been significantly shortened when compared to vaccinated or unvaccinated counterparts under new federal...
Even though occupancy has risen each month since January for skilled nursing operators under the Omega Healthcare Investors umbrella, it’s still not enough to make up for the severe financial challenges...
Study: Many Canadian-educated RNs prefer to work in U.S.
May 15, 2009
Canada, like much of the rest of the world, is already facing a nursing shortage. But instead of staying, many recently graduated baccalaureate-level registered nurses (RNs) are leaving to work in the...
Providers: Five-Star system disappoints
By
Liza Berger
Jan 01, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System is a good idea—in theory. In practice, it has fallen short of acceptable standards.
Nursing home robots could come soon, if Japanese government funding pays off
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2013
The government of Japan will fund the development of four different kinds of robots that could perform essential tasks in nursing homes, the Japan Daily Press reported Monday.
Life Plan providers banking on less-regulated AL to provide SNF-like care: Fitch
By
Joe Bush
Oct 26, 2022
Labor pressures continue to force creative operational decisions in Life Plan Communities, even as they enjoy a better overall employment rebound than stand-alone skilled nursing facilities.
Study: Intense therapy in post-acute facilities created shorter stays
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 03, 2004
Higher intensity physical, speech and occupational therapy created better, cheaper outcomes for stroke, orthopedic and heart patients, according to a recent study. Records of nearly 7,000 residents from...
The inevitable is here
By
Gary Tetz
Aug 09, 2018
Staffing is inadequate and erratic at many of the nation’s nursing homes?
Direct care workers would see a $9.4B pay increase with adoption of living wage: industry study
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 23, 2020
Increasing direct care workers’ pay to a living wage would not only raise their total wages by $9.4 billion by 2022, it would also come with a set of benefits for operators, which includes less staff...