Why Five-Star ratings should measure staff retention, not staff ratios
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Mar 26, 2019
If we shift to a system that measures staff retention rather than staff ratios, the whole picture changes.
Struggling to understand this latest ‘viral’ nursing home story
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
As a journalist, one should probably have a fairly firm grasp of what news items might catch fire and “go viral” across the interwebs. But as it turns out, this writer could, admittedly, using a little...
Start your disaster communications plan with a reliable network
By
Stacy Hale
Mar 25, 2019
Calling for help or to check on loved ones, or following news updates or alerts from weather centers and emergency agencies is no longer where contingency planning has to start.
Kucala to serve as DON
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Suzie Kucala, RN, is the new director of nursing at Arlington Health and Rehabilitation in Snohomish County, WA.
This is one fine mess that’s hard to explain
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 19, 2019
We are constantly hearing about inadequate funding for skilled nursing providers, with Medicaid margins being the main culprit. Yet some states are letting millions of dollars earmarked for quality improvement...
Finding and keeping qualified talent a top concern for administrators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 19, 2019
Workforce development dominated the conversation during the American College of Health Care Administrators’ annual meeting Monday in Louisville, with many administrators pondering how to best find...
Despite $235 million in losses, Genesis sees reason for optimism
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 18, 2019
Better days are coming to both the nation’s largest skilled care chain and the sector overall, its CEO said Monday. Genesis Healthcare ended 2018 with a more than $235 million in net losses. But that’s...
Mentorship, lifting up and soaking in
By
Renee Kinder
Mar 14, 2019
Who has mentored and inspired you? What have you done to return the favor downstream? Here’s my story.
Kentucky nursing homes use $750K in penalty dollars to stage series of ambitious plays with residents
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 14, 2019
An ambitious year-long effort to elevate nursing home programming, and the lives of Kentucky residents, is coming to fruition in a little over a week.
Remote monitoring grant announced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 13, 2019
Clairvoyant Networks LLC, which features remote monitoring technology for family and professional caregivers, said its Theora® Care technology will be studied in a research project funded by The Texas...