Aligning patient expectations to improve transition outcomes
By
Neil Gulsvig
Nov 26, 2014
It is critical for short-stay providers to take a close look at what can be done to ensure successful management of patient transitions, from admission to discharge and beyond. To minimize post-transition...
Nursing assistants’ perspective holds the key to solving your staffing woes
By
Lindsey Creapeau
Jennifer Johs-Artisensi
Mar 25, 2022
We all know it – staffing (or lack thereof) is a critical issue in long-term care, now more than ever. Recruitment and retention of qualified caregivers are at the forefront of most of our conversations....
Lawmakers’ $2T stimulus package includes nursing homes slice; COVID-plagued SNF stops spread, rebuffs...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2020
Nursing home providers may see tougher infection-control standards thanks to provisions of a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus congressional deal formed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Letting the light in: The impact on rehabilitation
By
Hope Miller
Feb 05, 2015
Believe it or not, looks do matter — at least when it comes to rehabilitation centers. The look and feel of a patient’s environment has a clearly established effect on how quickly and how well...
Researchers call on skilled nursing operators to prioritize immigrant workforce
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2020
The needs of immigrant workers should be a top concern of nursing home operators during the coronavirus pandemic in order to prevent severe workforce shortages within the industry and protect the high-risk...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 23
Sep 23, 2021
Lawmakers push bill aimed at ensuring equitable pay for nursing home care … Nursing homes have higher caregiver turnover than CCRCs … Add New Hampshire nursing homes to the list limiting occupancy...
Minimal SNF construction forecasted through 2016, report says
By
Apr 15, 2016
Fewer new skilled nursing developments will crop up over the coming year, and those that do will focus on short-stay, post-acute rehabilitation services, according to a new report from real estate consulting...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 22
Jan 22, 2021
Vaccine provider for long-term care facilities suspended by state after hundreds of doses go to waste … AHCA calls for Medicaid underfunding, staff shortages, COVID vaccines for long-term care to receive...
Trump wants masks on all nursing home workers, temperature checks for all, and separate COVID-19 units
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2020
Jarred by the rapid spread of COVID-19 among fragile nursing home residents, the Trump administration on Thursday issued a new set of “critical recommendations” to operators and their governing entities.
The hospitality suite: Nursing homes adopt luxurious looks for short-stay patients
By
John Andrews
Jan 01, 2010
Luxury has become a defining characteristic of short-term stay units. Patients are looking for everything from flat screen TVs to recliners and sleepers
