Senior care needs staffing help, but price gouging isn’t helpful
By
Zach Shamberg
Nov 29, 2021
In mid-September, we at the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) reached out to our members, including nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living communities, to better understand the...
‘New Deal for a new workforce’ urged by top nursing home leader
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2023
The government and providers must invest at an unprecedented level to confront the workforce problems dogging the skilled nursing sector, stressed a speaker at Wednesday’s Sanford Health Summit on the...
The long-term benefits of short-stay care management
Apr 26, 2023
At Viviant Healthcare of Murfreesboro, located in rural TN, 25% of residents are short stay. When they leave, Lisa Lugo, director of social services, worries. Lacking transportation makes it hard for many...
Short-Stay Residents Who Made Improvements in Function
By
Mallory Hackett
Jun 07, 2019
If you really want safer nursing homes, start with these reforms
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2022
AARP Ohio blasted out a fairly typical press release Tuesday, criticizing nursing homes for being short-staffed and sharing news about an in-room camera law that would allow families to catch bad actors,...
Providers: Five-Star system disappoints
By
Liza Berger
Jan 01, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System is a good idea—in theory. In practice, it has fallen short of acceptable standards.
Nursing home robots could come soon, if Japanese government funding pays off
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 30, 2013
The government of Japan will fund the development of four different kinds of robots that could perform essential tasks in nursing homes, the Japan Daily Press reported Monday.
Life Plan providers banking on less-regulated AL to provide SNF-like care: Fitch
By
Joe Bush
Oct 26, 2022
Labor pressures continue to force creative operational decisions in Life Plan Communities, even as they enjoy a better overall employment rebound than stand-alone skilled nursing facilities.
Share with your employees and they will stay
By
Anthony Cirillo
May 29, 2012
The idea of consistent assignment and staff retention is central to a key new report on employment and elder care.
CDC gives nursing home workers a big break – if they’re boosted
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 02, 2022
Return to work restrictions for nursing home staffers that have received a COVID-19 booster shot has been significantly shortened when compared to vaccinated or unvaccinated counterparts under new federal...