Staffing shortage appears to be moving upstream: Survey
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 07, 2019
The staffing crisis plaguing long-term care entry level nurses appears to be trickling upward to impact nursing leaders. Results of a new analysis show that staffing shortages are damaging nurse leaders’...
Workforce issues continue to plague stressed providers
By
John Hall
Sep 01, 2021
With wage pressures building, will staff stay on as skilled nursing finances reach the breaking point?
Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
An unrelenting virus will shape the year ahead, but staffing shortages, state and federal legislation and technology also could lead to much-needed new opportunities for the skilled nursing sector.
Ask the legal expert: Can we fire someone for not letting us know they have COVID-19 symptoms and coming...
By
John Durso
Mar 01, 2021
It almost sounds crazy, given the staffing shortages everywhere, but can we fire someone for not letting us know they have COVID-19 symptoms and coming to work anyway?
Shortage of nurses expected to worsen, new survey finds
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2020
About 20% of registered nurses are planning to retire within the next five years, a move that may worsen nurse staffing shortages, according to the 2019 AMN Survey of Registered Nurses.
Ask the payment expert: What can we do to maintain CMI and Medicare reimbursement?
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
May 01, 2022
Due to staffing shortages, we’ve had to pull our MDS nurses to provide direct care, and assessments are getting behind. What can we do to maintain CMI and Medicare reimbursement?
Ask the legal expert: A break from surveys might feel good, but isn’t this extremely dangerous?
By
Norris Cunningham
May 01, 2022
Q: I understand state surveys of skilled nursing providers are incredibly backlogged. A break from surveys might feel good, but isn’t this extremely dangerous?
Mandates stir big showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
CDC changes COVID rules for some workers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in late December cut from 10 to seven the number of quarantine days for some fully vaccinated and boosted healthcare workers.
Hiring initiative to meet COVID-19 workforce challenges entails paying CNAs up to $25 an hour
Dec 01, 2020
Minnesota launched an “urgent hiring initiative” to help long-term care facilities struggling with staffing amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.