What are the three biggest challenges facing long-term care? To borrow a familiar punch line from the real estate sector, they are staffing, staffing and staffing.
Back to business as unusual
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 30, 2023
On May 11, 2023, the Public Health Emergency ended in the United States. Obviously, the whole world is celebrating the diminished COVID-19 numbers and the drop in COVID-related deaths. But we’ve been...
After this flash-bang, when will the next shock come?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2023
Here’s why Monday’s announcement that the Biden administration would begin revoking vaccine mandates with the end of the public health emergency was so surprising.
Second class of Spirit Awards features 6 inspirational women
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2023
Six women have been chosen as the second class of Spirit Award winners as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
Nursing home fights for right to end temporary bonuses, avoid $369K payout
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2024
Can a nursing home end an emergency bonus program for unionized workers without negotiating after a contract has expired?
The top long-term care news stories of 2022
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 22, 2022
As the nursing home sector tried to move out of COVID-19’s shadow in 2022, new challenges rushed in. It was a year filled with more, largely unwanted, attention from lawmakers and regulators, and legal...
Time to ask the tough question: Are you ready for the big O?
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2023
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be,” Lincoln is quoted as saying. As long-term care heads into 2023, it’s more apropos than ever.
White House to extend PHE designation through April, reports say
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 14, 2022
The federal government will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until at least April, according to published reports.
Even with more supportive employers, 60% of senior care workers ready to leave: survey
By
Joe Bush
Sep 26, 2022
Nearly 60% of senior care workers have considered leaving their jobs in the last year, with most saying they’d be enticed by better pay and benefits and one-third looking for better work-life balance. ...
State’s push for patient safety leads to tussle over emergency planning rules, consequences
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 22, 2022
State officials are pursuing new state regulations to protect nursing home residents from scenarios such as the one that contributed to 15 resident deaths after they evacuated to a warehouse during Hurricane...