Nursing home residents would have quicker access to breakthrough technologies as treatment options under a new Medicare coverage pathway proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Reader Poll: Who is the most underappreciated segment of your facility?
Feb 02, 2020
Reader Poll: Who is the most underappreciated segment of your facility?
CFOs: Feeling less viability
By
John O'Connor
Oct 17, 2019
Fully 70% of skilled nursing chief financial officers said they were optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their respective local markets — but that represents a slide from 78%...
Seeking meaning, with benefits
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 17, 2019
While nearly all long-term care administrators and nursing leaders find their work meaningful and their contributions valued by co-workers, many wish they had better support from bosses and are looking...
Nursing challenge: C-suite
By
John O'Connor
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing leaders have a much harder time gaining C-suite access at many skilled care businesses, a new survey has found. Respondents noted that about only 46% of nursing facilities indicated that their...
In McKnight’s 2023 Mood of the Market, nursing home managers warn to pay up, be flexible to stem...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...
Open wide and listen
By
Gary Tetz
May 01, 2021
Aren’t you glad that when the survey team shows up at your long-term care facility, they don’t horizontally immobilize you, place an assortment of sharp tools in your mouth to prevent you from defending...
Ask the care expert: Can you provide an outline of some of the information I need to report to the state?
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 01, 2020
I am new to the field. Can you provide an outline of some of the information I need to report to the state?
Under federal pressure, state ends suspension of antigen following concerns about inaccurate results
Nov 01, 2020
After the federal government threatened to take action against the state, Nevada in October rescinded its statewide order suspending antigen testing pending further evaluation.
Ask the wound care expert … about skin assessments
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Nov 07, 2023
Q: Why is it so important to assess the skin at admission?