Scheduling consistency could help improve resident care, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2022
Scheduling part-time, per diem and contract workers consistently to the same unit or to the same residents has a “significant impact on consistency of care” in nursing homes, according to the author...
SNFs see increase in Medicaid, Medicare payer mix; other payer mixes decrease
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities across the United States have experienced increases in both Medicaid and Medicare payer mix while other payer mixes have decreased in recent years, according to a three-year...
Price of proposed nursing home staffing mandate? Try $11.3B a year, new AHCA report finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2022
The American Health Care Association Thursday released an updated report from accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP detailing the costs of a potential federal staffing mandate for America’s...
Ziegler: Staffing challenges contribute to SNF downsizing decisions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2022
Specialty investment bank Ziegler offers some guidance for not-for-profit providers of skilled nursing services considering downsizing.
Nursing home infrastructure in need of innovation, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2022
Long-term care, and skilled nursing in particular, needs updating to meet the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s older population, experts said Thursday at the Milken Institute’s 2022 Future of Health...
Skilled nursing occupancy declines after two months of increases
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2022
After two months of increases, skilled nursing occupancy declined 40 basis points to 78.4% from August to September, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report released by the National Investment...
Business briefs, Nov. 30
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2022
Commission says direct care worker shortage is a priority…CMS issues ultimatum on HCBS settings final rule compliance … Fitch Ratings affirms Brethren Village revenue bonds at BB+; outlook stable …...
Opponents of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers are pursuing two fresh pathways to defeat it. Both of the challenges cite the pandemic’s current, less critical...
Nursing home industry reacts to White House ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach in promoting COVID-19 booster...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living and LeadingAge applaud the While House for being proactive in encouraging Americans and especially older adults to get their updated...
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 28
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
Cedar Health Group purchases Ft. Lauderdale assisted living community for $39M … Presbyterian SeniorCare Network garners more than $4M in state tax credits to build Pittsburgh-area LGBTQ-friendly senior...