Providers warn of access issues as waivers near their end
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 08, 2022
Phasing out several COVID-related waivers, including one allowing temporary nurse aide training, over the next several weeks will further complicate workforce struggles, skilled nursing providers said...
Strategies in uncertainty: How best to expand our licensed nurse aide workforce
By
John Reinhart
Nov 03, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on January 31, 2020. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services followed...
Aug. 26 Product Theater offers peek at nurse aide certification and touchless monitoring tools
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 16, 2021
The next McKnight’s Product Theater offers something for those in skilled nursing and senior living segments, with insights on how to create a pipeline of caregivers and deploy touchless patient...
Long-term care facility docs vs. aides: CDC study finds wide vaccination gulf
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 03, 2021
There is a 30% difference in COVID-19 vaccination coverage between LTC physicians and facility aides, CDC reports. And rates among aides are lowest in zip codes where vulnerability to poor health outcomes...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 30
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 30, 2021
Argentum throws support behind Nurses Care Act, qualifying TNAs beyond pandemic … Moderna’s COVID shot effective against Delta variant in lab study … ‘Biased and misleading’: No holds barred...
Nursing home staff retention may improve care quality, study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 11, 2021
Caregiver retention is an important but nuanced metric for those looking to improve quality of care in nursing homes, an investigator has found.
Work environment tied to rushed, missed care tasks in nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 29, 2020
In-person surveys of more than 4,000 care aides found high levels of missed and rushed essential care in 93 Canadian eldercare facilities.
Study: Medication assistants can help nursing homes during a nurse staffing crunch
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 15, 2018
When facing a shortage of licensed nurses, certified nurse aides trained as medication assistants can be a viable alternative, according to a pilot study detailed in the Annals of Long Term Care.
LTC workers do better at staying home when sick, government says
Nov 02, 2017
Employees in long-term care settings stay home while sick more often than their cohorts working in hospitals, but there’s room for improvement across the healthcare industry, a new study finds.
A winning score: 20 years of helping hands
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 07, 2015
An old parable says that if you’re wondering whether acquiring a great new tool or developing a staff member is more important, try putting that tool in the hands of an incompetent worker.