AHCA calls for immigration reform to meet staffing shortage
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2013
Saying the current permanent visa programs for immigrants are “insufficient and inadequate” to meet long-term care staffing needs, the American Health Care Association outlined its vision of...
Three facilities in California may close due to staffing shortages
Aug 30, 2016
Three skilled nursing facilities in California may close, according to local reports.
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to come
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added...
Dual eligibles more likely to go from hospitals to lower quality nursing homes, referral process might...
By
Tim Mullaney
May 27, 2014
People eligible both for Medicare and Medicaid go to lower-quality nursing homes after being hospitalized at a rate higher than Medicare-only patients, according to researchers from Brown and Harvard universities.
No way to fix staffing
By
John O'Connor
Jan 01, 2014
It’s no secret that our nation’s long-term care facilities need additional caregivers. More than 43,000 direct care staff positions remain unfilled, according to figures from the American Health...
Skilled Healthcare’s $677 million verdict to be officially dropped to $50 million with settlement
Nov 24, 2010
A settlement in the year’s most eye-popping nursing home-related lawsuit is expected to be finalized Tuesday in California’s Humboldt County Superior Court. That’s where Skilled Healthcare...
Giving a lift to safety
By
Dave Surico
Sep 01, 2013
Employers must adopt tools and embrace policies that keep caregivers as well as residents safe during the bathing process — or pay the price in injuries.