McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum IV arrives Thursday
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2023
The fourth installment in the 2023 McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum series kicks off at 10:30 a.m. ET Thursday (June 22).
Investing in staff inclusion to rebuild: North American’s Michael Moore
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2023
After being stripped of leases for 24 facilities in partnership with Sabra, North American Health Services is regrouping around a dozen core operations and returning to its quality roots to fuel a potential...
Survey: Over half of U.S. nurses attribute burnout to understaffing
By
Alicia Lasek
May 12, 2023
Respondents linked this issue to feelings of overwork, with 71% saying that understaffing is the key reason for poor mental health.
Prioritizing care: Why W2 remains the right model for nurse staffing
By
David Coppins
May 03, 2023
With the Department of Labor’s recent lawsuits surrounding the use of 1099 contractors in healthcare, worker classification is once again becoming a hot-button issue. While a company’s position in...
Nursing shortages, and why ‘nobody wants to work anymore’
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 02, 2023
Everyone has been feeling the nursing shortage, and now the Biden administration has tightened staffing rules, and that order will become a harbinger of more skilled nursing facility crises and closings....
How healthcare providers can be proactive in the ever-evolving staffing landscape
By
Marina Aslanyan
Apr 20, 2023
The healthcare industry has undergone significant changes in staffing over the years. From the impacts of COVID- 19 to chronic understaffing, various staffing models have emerged to meet the ever-changing...
Surprise Biden order ‘punishing’ for nursing home providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2023
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon will trigger broad, cabinet-level activities intended to improve nursing home and other caregiving jobs and hold providers accountable...
At the top, reaching higher: Long-term care leaders embrace opportunity of post-COVID inflection point
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
Some of the sector’s most distinguished leaders last week told McKnight’s they are embracing a current “inflection point” in long-term care as an opportunity to boldly reimagine...
Setting the record straight on worker misclassification
By
Regan Parker
Feb 23, 2023
Over the last few months, several misinformed news stories have attacked companies that provide access to independent workers, often referred to as “1099” because of the form filed with the IRS. We’ve...
Department of Labor rule will impact long-term care staffing
By
Tony Braswell
Feb 21, 2023
A proposal from the U.S. Department of Labor would impact long-term care providers and other organizations that rely on temporary workers to meet their staffing needs. The proposed rule, which is...