Nursing home RNs, nurse aides lead with 11 percent pay jumps: new industry survey
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2022
Thanks to the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home nurses averaged double-digit pay increases this year, as virtually all titles notched healthy increases, according to the industry’s...
Providers want 24-hour RN staffing proposal cut from House infrastructure plan
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home association is demanding that lawmakers withdraw a proposal in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that would require long-term care facilities to have a registered...
With 80 percent of SNFs needing more nurses, analysis finds waivers likely to ‘mute’ mandate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 19, 2023
Nearly all for-profit nursing homes, which account for two-thirds of US facilities, would need to hire more nurses to meet provisions of the newly proposed federal staffing mandate, results of a new analysis...
More flexibility key to nursing homes staying competitive for RNs
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
A top wage expert urged skilled nursing providers to be more flexible with shift hours and reward loyalty to their registered nurses in order to stay competitive against other healthcare sectors after...