Grim long-term care forecast: 4 more years until workforce recovers if help doesn’t arrive
By
John Hall
Aug 09, 2022
Despite reports of recent monthly gains in the number of long-term care employees, full recovery of the workforce could drag on until 2026 without substantive new assistance. That’s according to a report...
Signature HealthCare’s Barbara Revelette on redesigning care delivery one role at a time
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2022
Amid a nationwide staffing shortage, Signature HealthCare has undertaken a major effort to redesign care delivery, an effort Chief Nursing Operator Barabara Revelette, RN, MSN, says benefits caregivers...
State offers $3,000 bonuses to grow healthcare workforce by 20 percent
By
John Hall
Aug 08, 2022
Nursing home employees and other healthcare workers will soon benefit after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced the launch of the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus program.
Meet Sara Terry, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 08, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 10....
Isolated Maine nursing home gets extra year to attract workers — or a buyer
By
John Hall
Aug 05, 2022
Operators of a remote, shuttered Maine nursing home hope a license extension will be just what the doctor ordered to give the struggling facility time to replace staff and reopen for business.
It’s back to school with final rules
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 04, 2022
Time to fire up the printer, break out the highlighters and get back in the groove of learning. Within a week’s time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued final rules for: Fiscal Year (FY)...
Facing stagnant Medicaid rates, this state has lost 10 percent of SNF beds in 2022
By
John Hall
Aug 04, 2022
The loss of seven nursing homes in a short period of time has set healthcare officials in Montana reeling, even as the state is trying to regain its footing following the brunt of the COVID pandemic.
Meet Trista Wilson, 2022 Rising Star honoree
By
C. Max Bachmann
Aug 04, 2022
Editor’s Note: McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Home Care are profiling the McKnight’s 2022 Women of Distinction honorees daily July 5 through Aug. 11....
Federal report outlines ‘long COVID’ clinical care guidance
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Aug 04, 2022
HHS has published a new report outlining federal resources available to healthcare workers who care for patients with lasting effects from COVID-19.
Staffing shortages forcing closures… why does the government turn a blind eye?
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Aug 03, 2022
I would like to let you in on something: Survey enforcement against nursing homes across the country is on the rise. For the last few years, we have seen our post-acute care clients suffer a marked increase...