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.
Acquisitions continue to be strategy for seniors housing growth, survey says
Oct 07, 2014
Two-thirds of executives in seniors housing said their primary strategy for growth in 2015 is to buy or merge with existing properties, according to a new GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services survey.
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.
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Jan 09, 2015
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More vendors see value in video-based marketing
By
John O'Connor
Sep 10, 2014
A growing number of business-to-business marketers have begun using videos to get their message across, according to a survey sponsored by Vidyard and conducted by Demand Metric.