‘Strap on your seat belts,’ as post-acute experts forecast opportunities amid threats of week-old...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2021
Long-term care providers wary of extra scrutiny should also be prepared for new opportunities in an administration that will likely expand insurance coverage and embrace innovative care models that could...
How healthcare helps you get a job
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 26, 2017
The fate of many of the members of our long-term care family are now in the hands of the Senate as it debates the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Analysis shows Obamacare has had little effect on large employers
By
John Hall
Mar 19, 2015
The Affordable Care Act has prompted few large companies to change or begin offering health insurance plans to their employees — because most already comply with the president’s signature healthcare...
Not time to pull the plug on hospital readmissions program … yet
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 21, 2015
It’s hard to sit on one’s hands when caregiving issues are in play. Yet, that’s exactly what I’d recommend with regard to at least one initiative aimed at lowering hospital readmissions.
Stars aligned for shift
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
The Five Star rating system is about to get retooled, thanks to a scathing report in The New York Times. The only real question is how extensive the changes will be.
Why the survey system may never be fixed
By
John O'Connor
Sep 05, 2014
Given certain realities about skilled-nursing facility inspections, we should not be wondering why cheating has occurred. Rather, we should be amazed it hasn’t been more rampant.
Best practices to advance palliative care and hospice training
By
Jim Triandiflou
Jul 23, 2014
The goal of palliative care is to provide patients of all ages and in any stage of illness with relief from the pain and stress they’re experiencing.
More registered nurses are delaying retirement, researchers say
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jul 18, 2014
Despite “imminent retirement” of baby boomers, more registered nurses are working longer after age 50, researchers find.
LTC nurses likeliest to want new setting
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Most nurses find their work rewarding and satisfying. But nurses in the long-term care sector appear to be the most likely to want employment in a different setting, according to a survey from CareerBuilder...
The countdown is on for the ACA Employer Mandate
By
Carol Ballou
May 19, 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is law. And, for employers with 100 or more full time equivalent employees (FTE), the employer mandate is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2015. With the deadline for...