Not so fast: 10 states suing CMS over healthcare worker vax mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 12, 2021
Despite many legal analysts’ view that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ healthcare worker vaccination mandate will clear legal muster, a group of 10 states have filed suit to stop it.
What long-term care operators are doing to comply with federal vaccination rule by first deadline
By
Danielle Brown
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2021
It’s all hands on deck as long-term care operators quickly develop implementation plans to comply with the new federal COVID-19 vaccination rule for workers with the first deadline just over three weeks...
COVID reductions ‘only half the equation’ in CareTrust recovery
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 09, 2021
CareTrust REIT’s mid-year concerns about the potential effects of delta variant infections on census recovery have all but disappeared, with executives reporting strong, third-quarter skilled nursing...
Pink and purple galore: CNA honored for 45 years — and she’s not done yet
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2021
For nearly half a century Alveta Roberts has been a certified nursing assistant at the Crest Pointe Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. That lifetime’s worth of work, professionalism and dedication to...
Unmanifested inflation: Labor shortages may begin to improve — but at a price
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON — One of the nation’s top economists predicts many of the workers who left the economy over the last few months may soon start returning, but that’s not all good news for an industry such...
Why COVID may kill the management fee and change LTC deal-making for good
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2021
If the model of 5% management fees wasn’t dead before COVID, it might well be now, a panel of lenders, investors and operators said Monday at the NIC Fall 2021 conference.
With mandates and more, is an LTC exodus still in store?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2021
Operators are clamoring for more workers and policies that will help keep the doors open.
Carol Silver Elliott: Building a legacy through relationships
Nov 01, 2021
Carol Silver Elliott, President and CEO, Jewish Home Family
Staffing problem ‘very real’ at LTC Properties, exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2021
LTC Properties’ operators are struggling to overcome the “very real” staffing problem negatively impacting the entire long-term care industry, according to company leaders.
Things I Think | Keep moving forward — It’s the only choice
By
Gary Tetz
Nov 01, 2021
In hiking or life, through any difficulty, there’s only one strategy I’ve ever found that always applies: Keep moving.