CDC: Many COVID-19 infections undetected in healthcare workers
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 02, 2020
A study of more than 3,200 providers has found a high proportion with evidence of a previous infection and no prior diagnosis and/or symptoms.
Strike averted at 64 nursing homes after providers grant workers 24% pay increase
By
Danielle Brown
May 08, 2020
Dozens of Illinois nursing home providers helped avert a strike by increasing wages by 24% and providing hazard pay for workers.
Presidential candidate’s long-term care proposal calls for increased wages, minimum staffing requirements
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 26, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, IN, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has unveiled a plan that seeks to make long-term care more affordable for seniors, increase wages for direct care workers and...
Oxycodone dose 20 times too strong kills nursing home resident
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2018
A Minnesota nurse accidentally gave a resident a dose of oxycodone 20 times too strong, killing him within a few hours last year, according to a state investigation.
Ask the Payment Expert about … community structure
By
Patricia Boyer
Aug 09, 2017
I’m concerned with the new megarule expenses and that maybe I need to rethink my need for skilled nursing beds. What are your thoughts?
Aviv finally finds success with $279M initial public offering
By
McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2013
Aviv REIT Inc. netted nearly $279 million in an initial public offering of common stock. The Chicago-based company first tried to go public in 2008 but was stopped by the economic crisis, and a 2009 attempt...
One long-term care reform proposal would save billions, report finds
Apr 21, 2009
Certain long-term care reforms could save the government $35 billion over the next 10 years, while providing for more effective reimbursement and post-acute care systems, according to a report released...
Four caregivers have settled a nearly 3-year-old class action race discrimination lawsuit against a now-shuttered New Jersey nursing home plagued by a host of problems, including COVID-19 outbreaks and...
Omega able to offset lost revenue with $318 million sale of Gulf Coast portfolio
By
Danielle Brown
May 04, 2022
Omega Healthcare Investors is relying on the overall strength of its portfolio as the company copes with several operators that have failed to pay rent in recent months due to pandemic conditions.
Psychiatrists create telemedicine best practices for managing psychosis in LTC
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 19, 2022
Properly managed telepsychiatry may ease the challenges of care for nursing home residents with psychosis, and possibly help some facility operators to expand their care offerings, an expert panel says.