In addition to tracking and submitting extensive COVID-19 data to NHSN weekly and providing numerous data requests to surveyors, facilities now have to dedicate resources to populating a COVID-19 Staff...
Nursing homes should be held accountable. So should cheapskates.
By
John O'Connor
Mar 07, 2022
By any reasonable standard, nursing homes just endured a pretty rough week.
Additional staffing metrics point to organizational stability
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 04, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, through its consumer‐facing website, has made additional nursing home staffing data available. Doing so during a public health emergency, when the industry...
Nursing homes and the welcoming of reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2022
Long-term care operators should actually welcome many of the reforms proposed by the administration this week.
What your therapy team should know about the CMS REACH Model
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 03, 2022
We all know it to be true. Common sense, really. When we as therapists coordinate our care more efficiently across teams and settings our patients excel. They feel supported. And in many cases, they...
March Madness
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 02, 2022
As we kick off March Madness, I got to thinking about competition in leadership. Competition is one of my personal top five strengths, and I know it’s a motivator for me in many ways.
Biden’s plan may be coup de grâce for staggering sector
By
Brendan Williams
Mar 02, 2022
President Biden’s plan targets what he feels is the top healthcare sector threat to consumers.
The White House vision for nursing homes by many other names
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2022
There are pretty decent odds many elements of the White House vision for nursing homes won’t see the light of day.
How connectivity needs are challenging LTC facilities
By
Jeff Lowney
Mar 01, 2022
When operating a network of more than 100 hospitals and clinics located in rural areas of Kentucky and West Virginia, Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) faced inconsistent internet connectivity and...
Ban on arbitration of sexual assault, harassment disputes will hit LTC
By
Norris Cunningham
Barb Killian
Feb 28, 2022
Congress passed H.R. 4445 on February 7, 2022. The bill, titled “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” is important to long-term care facilities that enter...