L.A. council approves $25 per hour minimum for SNF aides in private hospitals … Hundreds of residents removed from troubled NJ nursing home … State lawmakers approve study of LTC staffing trends during...
McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
Tomorrow’s the day: Providers prepare for Phase 2 deadline
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Nov 27, 2017
Despite efforts from provider groups and lawmakers to delay Phase 2 of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Requirements of Participation, the new survey process is expected to take effect...
Nation’s nursing homes have fewer residents, beds: study
By
Brett Bakshis
Jul 01, 2009
The number of nursing home beds and nursing home residents in America declined between 1999 and 2004, according to the recently released results of the “National Nursing Home Survey: 2004 Overview.”
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Jul 30, 2021
Legislation would extend deadline for providers to use PRF funds … 71% of nursing homes went more than a year without a standard survey: OIG report … NY lawmakers hear case for raising Medicaid rates...
Staff vax mandates gain acceptance, while census forecasts stump leaders: McKnight’s survey
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 10, 2021
The dramatic spread of the COVID-19 delta variant has helped splinter the opinions of long-term care administrative and nursing leaders about when census might return to pre-pandemic levels.
Reasons to lawyer up
By
John O'Connor
Jul 06, 2015
When you provide long-term care services, lawsuits pretty much come with the territory.
CMS to inspect SNFs’ social media policies
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Surveyors have begun reviewing nursing homes’ policies for addressing employee abuse of residents on social media platforms.
Medicaid expansion improved care for chronic conditions, study finds
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 10, 2016
Low-income adults in two states experienced significant improvements in care after Medicaid services were expanded as part of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent analysis.
MDS insight found lacking
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2014
Long-term care staffers’ understanding of the Minimum Data Set and its Quality Indicators is “mediocre at best,” according to recent survey results. Lack of exposure and involvement are...