Nurse salaries rising, but more considering leaving: study
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Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2022
Long-term care providers’ best strategy for attracting and retaining nurses will have to be paying higher salaries, a staffing expert said after reviewing a new nurse wage survey.
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Nearly three-quarters of facilities in PPE crisis mode
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Danielle Brown
Dec 04, 2020
A large majority of healthcare facilities are reusing or extending the life of personal protective equipment typically meant for single use, according to a national survey by the Association for Professionals...
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Danielle Brown
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Nurse turnover rises less than expected while wages jumped significantly at CCRCs in 2021: survey
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Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2021
The national turnover rate among both registered nurses and certified nursing assistants working at continuing care retirement communities both increased by roughly 5% between 2020 and 2021, according...
Trilogy Health Services, Citadel place high on annual ‘Best Workplaces’ rankings
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Danielle Brown
Dec 11, 2020
Trilogy Health Services and Citadel were among the large skilled nursing providers to earn top rankings in this year’s Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services lists.
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Danielle Brown
Jun 14, 2022
Louisiana expected to adopt new rules that would allow nursing home licenses to be blocked if emergency preparedness not up to par … HHS releases guidance on audio-only telehealth … Lawmakers, providers...
More staff creativity called for: 64% of nursing home residents no longer leave their rooms to socialize,...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 02, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of nursing home residents do not leave their rooms to socialize anymore since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey by healthcare research group Altarum has revealed.
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