For success in long-term care, you want your employees to stay well, and especially not dead. If it isn’t already, that should probably be a primary component of your business plan. A dead staff...
Privacy for All
By
Gary Tetz
Jul 11, 2019
We hear a lot about Medicare for All. How about if we start with Privacy for All, and see how that goes first?
How to do it…Resident safety
Aug 02, 2011
Resident safety systems in long-term care facilities have at once seemed to become both simpler and more complex. Their capabilities have certainly expanded, which has opened the door for more opportunities...
Ambulance cuts pave way for new ride providers in skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2018
With mounting financial pressure driving some private ambulance companies out of business, more ride-hailing operators are stepping into the vacuum and providing non-emergency transportation to and from...
McKnight’s Roundtable: Changes ahead
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 01, 2013
Top long-term care officers tackled some of the field’s main challenges, exchanged perspectives on new opportunities and shared ideas on what the future might hold.
Reported stash of 1,000 pills in nursing home resident’s room raises heat
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 16, 2019
A daughter’s alleged discovery of 1,000 pills in her deceased mother’s nursing home room has raised questions, generated a complaint to state authorities and likely will increase pressure on various...
February FocusOn Briefs
Feb 02, 2020
Greystone refinances Long Island skilled nursing facility for $71.3 million; Berkadia secures over $57 million in SNF financings; Lancaster Pollard helps SNF obtain permanent financing
Commit to quality by prioritizing technology
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 23, 2017
At a time when Medicare and Medicaid funding has becoming increasingly uncertain, it is important for providers to find cost-effective strategies for managing expenses while simultaneously increasing well-being...
Labor proposal pushes employers on classification of hourly workers
By
Joe Bush
Oct 11, 2022
A proposed rule issued Tuesday by the US Department of Labor would more strictly limit how healthcare and other employers classify workers paid on an hourly basis.
Massive cyberattack leads to class action suit against provider chain Avamere
By
John Hall
Aug 29, 2022
A class action lawsuit targets Avamere Holdings, accusing the long-term care provider of failing to protect residents and staff from a massive computer system attack.