tudy of Medicare provider and claims data found hospitals are choosing to work more closely with skilled nursing facilities that use fewer resources, record shorter lengths of stay, and perform better...
FutureCare Capital Region constructs a community with a ‘country’ setting in a major metro market
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John Andrews
Nov 02, 2018
With the recent opening of a new $30 million rehabilitation and wellness center in Landover, MD, FutureCare Capital Region not only fills a huge need now, but is also designed to have staying power for...
Foreign-born workers could fill gaps, would need support
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 29, 2018
Overseas talent may be key to filling nursing home hiring gaps, according to a research series published by The LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston.
Analysis: Admin pay up 3.19%, as DONs gain 2.34%
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Liza Berger
Nov 02, 2018
A red-hot economy. More competition from the acute-care sector. Higher resident acuity. All of these factors, along with a leveling-off of salaries for leadership positions, have contributed to a situation...
‘Code Silver’ simulations are enhancing staff confidence
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
A workplace violence training program developed by an Ohio health system equipped staff with new responses and for reacting to potentially violent situations. Summa Health System’s efforts included classroom...
Potential residents will be plentiful for long-term operators in the very near future, but will service...
By
John Hall
Nov 02, 2018
Demographic analysis clearly shows long-term care will have a substantially larger number of potential residents within the next five to seven years. Some long-term care leaders have predicted as a matter...
Sabra reluctantly terminates Senior Care Centers’ leases
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 05, 2018
Sabra Health Care is cutting ties with its largest skilled nursing operator and selling 36 facilities.
Staff texting can be a lifeline, but convenience comes with a cost, experts warn providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2019
Late last year, anyone using the right search terms could have stumbled onto an open database containing valuable text messages that should have remained private — including appointment and billing information...
How to do it… Succeeding with PDPM
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John Hall
Oct 22, 2018
The new Patient-Driven Payment Model, which is scheduled to start next October, could revolutionize the way therapy services are provided and paid for. Stakeholders have voiced various concerns, a major...