Agency staffing on the rise? Believe it — and plan for it
By
Steven Littlehale
Nov 21, 2016
The use of contract agency staff to fill nurse aide and licensed nurse vacancies is escalating. This increase is seen across many states, not to mention across the nation as a whole. Yes, we have a well-documented...
Department of Labor rule will impact long-term care staffing
By
Tony Braswell
Feb 21, 2023
A proposal from the U.S. Department of Labor would impact long-term care providers and other organizations that rely on temporary workers to meet their staffing needs. The proposed rule, which is...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 17
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 17, 2021
Nursing home PPE shortages decline, but staff shortages remain unchanged: AARP … $450 million for infection control, strike teams for nursing homes in House bill that advances … ‘Low-value’ Medicare...
3 ways to evolve your staffing model
By
Mike King
Jan 07, 2019
As we’ve adopted the Green House Project® model of care, we’ve noticed staff and residents have truly become like family.
Biden’s regulatory Death Star
By
Brendan Williams
Sep 11, 2023
Despite federal data showing that the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to massive job losses for nursing and residential care facilities – with the workforce 218,200 workers smaller last month...
McKnight’s Online Forum
Jul 10, 2024
We invite you to join us July 10 for our 23rd McKnight’s Online Forum starting at 12:00 PM ET.
60 Seconds with… Peter Buerhaus, Vanderbilt Univ. Medical Center
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Q: Your most recent research shows providers should be happy that the nursing shortage may be only half as bad as predicted in 2000, right?
A: If you can be happy living with a category 4 hurricane parked...
Five-star ratings: What a racquet?
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 16, 2014
The provider community can sound downright oxymoronic when it comes to the five-star rating system for nursing homes.
Also in the News for Friday, July 16
Jul 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine more effective in residents with past virus exposure: study … Ohio providers say minimum staffing proposal would hurt effort to maintain workers amid shortage … Nearly 30% of long-term...
Plenty of space and still a ‘tight squeeze’ for new construction in skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
Ciena Healthcare, owner and operator of 83 nursing homes in five states, is breaking into the healthcare “resort” category with the opening of a 95,000 square foot, $32 million building in the Detroit...