Providers seek incentive pay as staffing requirements ratchet up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
A quality incentive program that directs add-on funding only to nursing homes that enhance care and perform well on a series of patient metrics could be a lifeline for hundreds of facilities facing major...
Provider groups look to shape regulations after funding victories
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 23, 2022
As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, providers are often sitting alongside worker and patient advocates whose voices have more traditionally...
Local vaccine mandates adding punishing pressure
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 14, 2021
Philadelphia is among several cities and states to adopt their own mandates ahead of federal rule for healthcare workers that is expected later this month. Fast-approaching deadlines may trigger an avalanche...
Will clear and present danger reveal itself as state mandates increase?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2023
Nursing home operators in New York and Pennsylvania are stepping into the abyss this month, with no easy way to see just how far they might fall before hitting bottom.
Phoebe Ministries promotes Robert Richards, Thomas Baer to new leadership roles
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2022
Allentown, PA-based Phoebe Ministries has appointed Robert Richards, CPA to executive vice president and chief operating officer, while Thomas Baer, CPA, was appointed senior vice president of finance...
Golden Living fighting $1.8 million in back-vacation pay owed to employees
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Movement to cap nurse-agency pay rates advances in another state
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 15, 2021
Lawmakers could introduce legislation as early as this week that would regulate temporary staffing agencies and set maximum pay rates for agency healthcare personnel in Pennsylvania.