¡Ay caramba! Mariachi band puts on special show for Texas patients
By
Danielle Brown
May 19, 2021
A Texas skilled nursing facility decided that Cinco de Mayo was the perfect opportunity to do something special for residents after more than a year of being inside and experiencing limited interaction.
Judge denies appeal by Burkhart, former American Senior Communities CEO serving 10 years for audacious...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2021
A federal judge has denied a motion by former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart to throw out his felony fraud convictions, ruling that his law firm’s conflict of interest did not adversely...
Providers may soon embrace the joy of normal
By
John O'Connor
May 17, 2021
Long-term care organizations just received two bits of very encouraging news.
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May 14, 2021
Industry sees signs of upward inflection point in occupancy: NIC … Nursing home residents see 10% decline in cognitive performance caused by pandemic: study … Nursing home workers reject governors’...
National Nurses Week: Celebrating and reflecting
By
Karen McDonald
May 12, 2021
I encourage all nurses to reflect on why you became a nurse.
5 ways to reduce late-pandemic staff burnout
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
May 11, 2021
Most residents and workers are vaccinated and COVID-19 rates in nursing homes have plummeted, so everything should be great, right? According to a recent article in StatNews, not quite. In “As the Covid-19...
‘Hard to imagine occupancy fully recovers’ before hospital volumes: CareTrust execs
By
Danielle Brown
May 10, 2021
A rebound in skilled nursing occupancy will likely come, but only after patient volumes in hospitals return back to normal, according to CareTrust REIT executives.
Occupancy growth points to 2021 rebound, but too many unknowns to forecast outright stabilization
By
Danielle Brown
May 07, 2021
A lot still remains unknown on if and how quick pre-pandemic occupancy levels will return for skilled nursing operators despite the measure showing signs of stabilization to start the year.
Hi, Mom!: Residents reunite with children for first time in over a year ahead of Mother’s Day
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2021
Many mothers and grandmothers are reuniting with their loved ones for the first in over a year — just in time for Mother’s Day. Numerous happy scenes are being played out in long-term care facilities...
CMS let the cat out of the bag, but it’s managed care that’s ready to pounce
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2021
If you work with managed care (and who doesn’t anymore), chances are pretty good you’re already on a collision course that’s been accelerated lately