Adopting living wage would benefit industry, study finds
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 01, 2020
Increasing direct care workers’ pay to a living wage would not only raise their total wages by $9.4 billion by 2022, it would also lead to several benefits for operators, including less staff shortages...
Two vet home leaders face COVID-19 criminal charges
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Two leaders of a veterans home where 76 patients died due to COVID-19 were indicted on criminal neglect charges in September, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. She believes the...
Analysis: Admin salaries rise to $113,000, while DONs reach $97,500 in a year of staffing upheaval
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
Pandemic, spurring turnover among highest levels, may intensify salary gains.
How to do it … Job growth amid COVID-19
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2020
With all that has transpired, it may surprise some people that anyone is thinking about “ordinary” pre-pandemic issues. But for those looking beyond a time when COVID-19 is no longer a household acronym,...
JAMA author predicts long-term care workforce vaccination challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2020
Long-term care facilities are likely to face multiple challenges when it comes to inoculating staff members against COVID-19, despite federal efforts to rush any approved vaccine to their doors.
Private equity-owned nursing homes less likely to have enough PPE supplies
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
Nursing homes owned by private equity firms had lower levels of personal protective equipment supplies than for-profit, nonprofit and government-owned facilities, according to a new study published in...
It’s time to be #HolidayStrong
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 29, 2020
The leaves have started to change, and each passing day brings us closer to the holiday season. Every year, we eagerly anticipate this time as an opportunity to be physically close to family and friends,...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 29
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2020
HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID infection-control performance rewards … Severe COVID may age the brain by a decade, researchers say … All adults with endocrine disorders should receive cholesterol,...
I don’t want to turn back the clock
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 28, 2020
This weekend we’re supposed to turn the clocks back an hour? Um, NO!