AHCA pressures CMS, lawmakers to wait on ‘five-star’ rating system
Nov 25, 2008
The pending “five-star” nursing home rating system should be delayed because it would not accurately reflect the quality of the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association...
LTC workers are reporting crisis-level burdens. Could this on-the-job stress management program make...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2021
Long-term care providers reported stress approaching severe levels even as the pandemic’s death march waned, according to early analysis of a survey that included nearly 1,200 healthcare and senior care...
Eighth annual McKnight’s Online Expo to kick off March 26
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
For the eighth year, the McKnight’s Online Expo is set to deliver practical, timely information to long-term care providers at an unbeatable price point. The 2014 Expo, taking place March 26 and...
Clinical Briefs for Monday, April 20
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 19, 2020
Makeshift PPE widely reported in McKnight’s survey: COVID-19 hits 34% of nursing homes … Review of safe PPE use finds more questions than answers … Women receive fewer recommended drugs after a heart...
Also in the News for Friday, July 1
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
Nearly 60% of long-term care execs expect margins to increase in near future: survey … Supreme Court declines to hear religious challenge to NY’s healthcare worker vaccine mandate … SAGE launches...
Study: Resident dental care needs brush up
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 27, 2005
Residents should see a dentist more often.
That’s one conclusion that can be drawn from a study of nursing home executive directors from the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine.
Insurance industry says long-term care insurance has grown quickly
By
Haymarket Media
Jul 23, 2004
The long-term care insurance market grew an average 18% annually between 1987 and 2002, according to an insurance industry-sponsored survey released Wednesday. America’s Health Insurance Plans presented...
WHO: Nearly all surveyed healthcare facilities lack plans for improving environmental hygiene
May 26, 2022
A new global study finds “widespread challenges” in hygiene practices among healthcare facilities across income levels and geographic locations.
Charitable thoughts
By
William C. Fisher
Jan 02, 2013
As we look ahead into 2013 for senior living finances, a very brief review of donations to nonprofits might prove helpful.
Staffing, census, PPE are leaders’ biggest concerns for 2021, new provider survey shows
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 17, 2020
Long-time operational challenges that have worsened — or have popped up for the first time — during the 2020 pandemic are the top worries for nursing homes heading into 2021, a new McKnight’s Long-Term...