Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
May 16, 2024
“Hire the right people, and hire them as quickly as possible.”
Nursing homes left in the dark when utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
By
Kate Ruder, KFF Health News
Jun 10, 2024
As preemptive power cuts become more widespread, nursing homes are being forced to evaluate their preparedness. But it shouldn’t be up to the facilities alone, according to industry officials and academics.
Gender, identity emerge as new EEOC issue for skilled nursing employers
By
Josh Henreckson
May 30, 2024
Amid quickly shifting cultural norms and a changing legal landscape, legal experts say skilled nursing providers must better understand how to protect employees from sex and gender discrimination — including...
Meet Katie Davis, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Katie Davis, Administrator, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea), Albert Lea, MN.
Meet Jill Sorenson, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 13, 2023
Learn more about Jill Sorenson, Senior Vice President/Senior Director of Operations, LCS, Des Moines, IA.
Meet April Payne, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 02, 2023
Learn more about April Payne, Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer, Virginia Health Care Association/Virginia Center for Assisted Living, and Executive Director, VCAL, Richmond, VA.
Meet Carol Williams, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 13, 2023
Learn more about Carol Williams, CEO/Administrator, Hallmark Healthcare of Pekin, Pekin, IL.
Meet Rebecca Murray, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 02, 2023
Learn more about Rebecca Murray, Administrator, Bridges Health (The Ambassador Skilled Nursing and Therapy), Tulsa, OK.
Meet Desirae Toomey, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 11, 2023
Learn more about Desirae Toomey, Administrator, Home- and Community-Based Services, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Sanford Home Health), Sioux Falls, SD.
Technology, advocacy required to empower workers in LTC, healthcare’s ‘hardest setting’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 20, 2024
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, skilled nursing and senior living leaders are both going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to grow their direct care...