Kentucky SNFs expect to lose at least 11% of workforce due to vaccine mandate
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Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Leaders from Kentucky’s long-term care industry implored state lawmakers Thursday to provide more support for its bruised and battered workforce.
Most CFOs now expect revenues to increase this year
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Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2021
Chief financial officers around the country are optimistic about 2021, with 87% of finance leaders expecting revenues to increase this year, according to a new pulse survey of more than 700 U.S. executives...
AHCA, LeadingAge propose $15B in nursing home reforms to address workforce shortages, underfunding
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Amy Novotney
Mar 16, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge Monday released a $15 billion reform agenda, the Care for Our Seniors Act, to address long-standing challenges affecting the quality of care provided...
OSHA issues new COVID-19 guidance for employers; mandates still forthcoming
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
In response to an executive order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued stronger worker safety guidance Friday to help employers and workers implement COVID-19 prevention programs and...
Financial incentives, elimination of regulatory barriers may help expand availability of small-house...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2021
Despite evidence that residents within one of the best-known alternative nursing home models, the Green House Project, have fared much better amid the COVID-19 pandemic than those in traditional skilled...
Experts stress need for wage increases to decrease shortages among long-term care staff
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
Increasing pay for direct care workers really can help long-term care operators combat staffing shortages, according to a blog post this week in Health Affairs. The article discussed how several states,...
Feds’ financial incentives left nursing homes vulnerable to outbreaks: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Dec 01, 2020
The nursing home business has long relied on federal support, mostly though the Medicare and Medicaid systems, but an analysis published Friday in the Washington Post explores how this reliance left many...
Pandemic turnover study aims to give providers better options for recruitment and retention
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Amy Novotney
Oct 05, 2020
Turnover rates among nursing home workers have increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston. Although these workers are particularly vulnerable...
Judge rejects sick leave and emergency family leave restrictions
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Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
A federal judge has struck down the Department of Labor’s restrictions on which workers can access a temporary federal paid leave program, according to court documents released Monday.
New normal for SNFs: more staff, telehealth and hospital alliances
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Amy Novotney
Jun 18, 2020
As the nation moves through the initial phase of COVID-19 and on to future planning, skilled nursing facilities must make efforts to hire more workers — particularly registered nurses and perhaps...