High administrator, DON turnover land providers more complaint investigations: study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 16, 2023
For nursing home operators looking to avoid complaint investigations, researchers have a resoundingly clear message: Staff retention matters just as much at the top of the managerial chain as it does on...
Nursing home administrators’ commitment pushed them through fears of the sector’s collapse during...
By
Joe Bush
Dec 14, 2022
Nursing home administrators stressed about their industry’s sustainability due to the costs of responding to COVID-19, lost revenue, and the negative portrayal of nursing homes by the media, found a...
Why I stay in the game: A determined nursing home administrator
By
Michael Hotz, LNHA, CNHA, FACHCA
Apr 13, 2018
There has been a lot of buzz generated by Julie Boggess’ piece on leaving the profession from at least a bit of burnout. I am choosing something different. I am choosing to make a difference in the...
Why I chose to leave the nursing home profession: A fed-up executive’s story
By
Julie Boggess, MPA, LNHA
Apr 06, 2018
At one time, I was a nursing home administrator who was “on fire” about the topic of culture change in long-term care. I believed that working to de-institutionalize the institution was the...
Admin earn $95K, while DONs top $82K
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
SNF administrators are seeing the biggest hike, although all nursing home staff saw increases in their paychecks this year. Yet economists warn the trend might not stick around.
Nursing home admins, DONs see salary bump in latest report
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 08, 2013
Nursing home administrators’ salaries increased by slightly more than 3% between 2012 and 2013, according to a recent report. Administrators now receive an average salary of $96,625, as compared...
Salaries for nursing home administrator and nursing directors rise modestly in 2012, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Key skilled nursing facility managers saw small salary increases in 2012, according to new figures released Tuesday. The raises signal slow, steady economic improvement, say organizers of the survey, the...
How to have each other’s backs
By
Jennifer Jasper
Jul 02, 2012
When you become a nursing home administrator, you have to earn your staff’s respect. Whether it’s by walking the floors, or handling a hurricane, administrators have to be prepared for whatever...
College days: 50 years is a long time
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2012
A lot of things were different in long-term care back in 1962. Never mind the stiff uniforms, spartan buildings and low technology. Medicare and Medicaid were still a few years from being born by President...
Assisted living admin average salaries exceed $71,000; nursing directors $63,500
Jan 25, 2011
Assisted living administrators’ national average salary was $71,272 in 2010, according to the new 2010-2011 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report. Assisted living directors of nursing, meanwhile,...