New Women of Distinction category honors LTC stalwarts
By
Liza Berger
Dec 15, 2020
As the early-entry discount period comes to a close Wednesday, I find it pretty fitting that the third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards will honor longtime caregivers who are not in the...
Thanks in part to COVID-19 precautions, flu season is off to mild start, CDC expert says
By
Liza Berger
Dec 14, 2020
There appears to be an indirect upside to all the mask wearing and social distancing: less flu activity in nursing homes and overall.
‘McKnight’s’ takes pulse of industry in new survey; fill it out and win
By
Liza Berger
Dec 11, 2020
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News would like your opinion. Please fill out our 2021 Industry Outlook survey. It should take less than four minutes. And as a token of our appreciation, you will...
The COVID-19 journey: Two providers’ stories
By
Liza Berger
Dec 09, 2020
To better understand how the imminent COVID-19 vaccines will affect this sector, you merely need to talk to those in the field — people like Administrator Hayley Boutte, administrator of Maison Teche...
‘Right person at the right time’: Winthrop Marshall, chair of LeadingAge during rebranding initiative,...
By
Liza Berger
Dec 08, 2020
The provider community is mourning the death of Winthrop Marshall, the first African American chair of the organization formerly known as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging. He...
Tune in on Dec. 17 to learn about mental health effects of pandemic
By
Liza Berger
Dec 03, 2020
COVID-19 has had a major impact on people’s sense of well-being. A McKnight’s webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 17, will provide information on pre- and post-COVID-19 mental health effects and how...
Dec. 16 webinar to offer expertise on staffing, scheduling
By
Liza Berger
Dec 02, 2020
Staffing has never been more important than it is now in long-term care. A McKnight’s webinar to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. ET will provide information to providers on improving...
A critical next step: Take the vaccine
By
Liza Berger
Dec 02, 2020
The last month of 2020 is proving to be more exciting than we might have anticipated.
‘Green’ counties receive tests
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
Nursing homes in areas that have low COVID-19 positivity rates began receiving rapid testing options from the federal government in November.
Therapy services may be on chopping block come Jan. 1
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2020
Barring a change in direction by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, nursing home operators will have to slash the amount of therapy services they can offer, starting Jan. 1.