There’s a lot of hand-wringing in the post-acute world these days as observers try to predict just how material the constant changes to reimbursement will be for the operators.
More scrutiny ahead for Five-Star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
In a move that top nursing home lobbyists privately hoped wouldn’t come to pass, the Government Accountability Office announced in late August it will be investigating the federal nursing home rating...
Long-stay measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Sep 05, 2016
Change is in the wind. The National Quality Forum has recommended for endorsement a new metric that measures a skilled nursing facility’s ability to manage the long-stay population, specifically...
Lawmakers fail to revive bill that would have reduced training hours needed to become CNA
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 16, 2020
Additional workers may be hard to come by for Wisconsin providers in the near future after Republican lawmakers fell short of overriding a veto on a bill that would have made it easier to become a nurse...
Time for meaningful action on the CNA crisis
By
Jeff Jerebker
Dec 02, 2020
Staffing in nursing homes is a chronic problem that has been greatly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to get worse. Staff shortages, high turnover and the necessity to often work two...
Survey, staffing changes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 04, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality via a big shakeup this month.
Sweeping policy changes recommended to address long-term care workforce shortages
By
Josh Henreckson
May 17, 2024
As long-term care faces mounting workforce challenges, a North Carolina task force is recommending sweeping policy changes to support registered nurses and licensed practical nurses in the sector.
Bill would block federal nursing home staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 03, 2023
A Minnesota Congresswoman has introduced legislation that could stop the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing requirements.
How bad are the huge pay gaps between agency and full-time staff nurses? This bad
By
Joe Bush
Dec 19, 2022
A state-by-state comparison of pay-rate disparities between agency nurses and their full-time counterparts is feeding the fury that disgruntled long-term care operators and other providers have felt during...
Outlook for life plan communities’ skilled nursing units ‘deteriorating’, Fitch says
By
Joe Bush
Dec 07, 2022
Ongoing and future challenges could stall recovery of skilled nursing facilities operating as part of life plan communities, which also face broader threats in 2023.