Shelly Koch, executive director, operations-home-based services at Evangelical Lutheran good Samaritan Society in Sioux Falls, SD, is a Rising Star honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
McKnight’s Workforce Development webinars slated for Aug. 13
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2024
Registration is ongoing for the Aug. 13 McKnight’s Workforce Development Forum, a must-attend for any long-term care provider with employees.
‘Exemplary, inspiring’ Clif Porter named AHCA/NCAL’s next president and CEO
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James M. Berklan
Jul 16, 2024
Clifton Porter II, the long-time top advocacy executive for the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, was named its next president and CEO Monday.
Bipartisan group pushes for more investment, permanent telehealth for Medicare providers
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 15, 2024
With a deadline to extend current telehealth reimbursement policies fast approaching, a bipartisan group of policy advocates is calling on legislators to make telehealth a permanent fixture of US healthcare...
Trump shooter worked at nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2024
The 20-year-old identified as the shooter who nearly killed former President Donald Trump Saturday evening was a dietary aide at a Pittsburgh-area nursing and rehab facility, authorities said Sunday.
Same flaws that have weakened state staffing rules may undercut federal push for nursing home minimums
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Jordan Rau, KFF Health News
Jul 12, 2024
The administration’s plan also has some of the same weaknesses that have hampered states. It relies on underfunded health inspectors for enforcement, lacks explicit penalties for violations, and offers...
