Governor aims to post more nursing home data, pay providers incentives
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 12, 2024
A new bill aims to increase public access to state nursing home performance data for consumers — and also begin providing care quality incentives for facilities designated as “centers of excellence.”
‘Raining for 4 years’: Historic nonprofit nursing home maintains legacy amid deluge of challenges
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2024
The Chapin Home has survived two pandemics, two world wars, the Great Depression and other economic calamities to serve the poor and ailing of New York City across three centuries.
Benchmarks show nursing homes have room to grow using these strategies
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 09, 2024
During a period of heightened demand and risk for long-term care providers, a new report highlights sector trends and the strategies nursing homes should pursue to stay healthy.
Biden unloads on nursing home operators
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
In addition to the shock of a newly announced staffing mandate Friday, providers also had an offensive column by President Biden to deal with.
$2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 16, 2024
Long-term care providers took a legal blow when a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a legal challenge to the state’s staffing mandate law, and now providers could be days away from incurring...
Another state takes the Medicaid MCO plunge as questions about delayed, denied care mount
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 13, 2023
As Indiana transitions its senior and long-term care Medicaid beneficiaries into plans run by several managed care organizations, a snag in the rollout is giving skilled nursing providers another reason...
Less post-acute care worsens outcomes, Medicare Advantage patients reveal in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2023
Fewer Medicare Advantage enrollees report using post-acute care services than traditional Medicare beneficiaries. But even when they do use them, a new study finds that those MA patients report more undesirable...
16 Veteran VIP honorees named in 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2024
Sixteen veteran long-term care leaders were announced Wednesday as winners in the Veteran VIPs class of the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction program.
The 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Pay up if we’re ‘never going to get caught up’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to results from the fifth...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Class of 2024 welcomes 15 Rising Stars
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2024
Fifteen “Rising Stars” working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care have been named 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction honorees, program organizers announced Tuesday.