When you think about it, long-term care is really a thorny issue—particularly the financing side of it. As Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security resources dwindle, and more people grow older and live...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 3
By
Liza Berger
Nov 03, 2020
Staffing fell dramatically at hard-hit nursing homes in early party of pandemic, jeopardizing resident care, WSJ analysis says … CMS mulls COVID-19 vaccination rate as a performance measure …...
Analysis: A New Year, a new chapter in COVID-19 struggle
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2021
2021 offers opportunities to help long-term care better fight virus, transform itself.
New isolation guidance for COVID-19 excludes nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2024
People with COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days, per new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Dale Thompson
By
Liza Berger
Sep 21, 2020
When pivotal programs are put into place, it becomes easy to forget there was a time without them.
AARP’S policy wizard — John Rother, director of policy
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2005
To say John Rother has been busy lately would be an understatement.
As director of policy and strategy at AARP, the largest seniors organization in the world, Rother has crafted some critical healthcare...
Illuminate HC snares Innovator of the Year Gold Award in Tech competition
By
Liza Berger
Oct 10, 2019
The research and development arm of Illuminate HC this year earned the Gold Award in the Innovator of the Year category in the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition for its Illuminate...
COVID-19 wrongful death suits mount
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Several long-term care providers are dealing with coronavirus-related lawsuits, a new report found.
Paid sick leave yields progress
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
States that gained access to emergency paid sick leave during the pandemic saw 400 fewer COVID-19 cases per day, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
Chies stars in tech talk
By
Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2006
Steve Chies will address ways providers can use technology to achieve superior outcomes, during an upcoming McKnight’s Webcast.