Carol Gordon, resident care associate at The Village at Willow Crossings in Waltham, MA, is a Spirit Award winner in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Another encouraging courtroom lesson for nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 27, 2024
The next time somebody trots out that old adage about the road to hell being paved with good intentions, tell them to … stick it in their ear.
Program boosts positive emotions in healthcare workers
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Systemic and organizational changes are vital to help healthcare workers manage stress and burnout, but workers also are looking for programs to help them develop individual resilience. An online, self-guided...
The push for partnership stops here
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
When talking shop with healthcare wonks, it’s hard to avoid hearing the word “partnership.”
SNF staffing challenges need solutions to benefit entire healthcare continuum: experts
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 25, 2024
The hospital backlogs of elderly Medicare and Medicaid patients that spiked sharply in 2020 are likely here to stay unless innovative solutions are implemented in post-acute care and other rehabilitation...
State pushed for $103 million for nursing homes, greater resident funding
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 25, 2024
Advocates for long-term care providers in New Jersey and their residents are taking competing annual funding pleas to government leaders to the wire.
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...
Is this the end of the line for nursing homes?
By
Irving Stackpole
John Sheridan
Jun 24, 2024
There are markets for just about everything, where sellers and buyers exchange goods and services. The same is true for nursing homes.
Providers, I-SNPs primed and ‘pleading’ for greater role in value-based care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2024
The unrelenting push toward value-based care should compel skilled nursing providers to grab the reins, even after years of regulators failing to invite them more fully into the process.
Looking to REITs for a loan? Opportunities may be short-lived if interest rates move downward
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 20, 2024
Higher interest rates that have made it harder for many providers to find capital from traditional sources are also motivating more real estate investment firms to move into lending.