Amid another record quarter, Ensign teases Tennessee growth
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2024
Ensign Group expects to announce new acquisitions within days, following another record quarter in which it picked up 10 new operations including more than 1,300 skilled nursing beds.
Nursing home employees among most likely to carry medical debt, related burdens: study
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 26, 2024
Nearly 20% of nursing home employees carry medical debt, placing them behind only home health workers and potentially threatening their future careers, a new study finds.
Facing closure, state’s largest nursing home sues health department
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Montana’s largest nursing home is suing the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services, claiming the agency gave insufficient opportunity to correct compliance with regulatory requirements.
AHCA opens registration for annual conference
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2024
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living has opened registration for Delivering Solutions 24, its annual convention and expo, taking place October 6-9, 2024 in Orlando,...
Meet Lorraine Breuer, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Lorraine Breuer, senior vice president for research and grants at Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation in New Hyde Park, NY, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women...
Meet Becky Bodie, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Becky Bodie, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Diversicare Healthcare Services in Brentwood, TN, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Meet Jennifer Bartscht, 2024 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Jennifer Bartscht, vice president of sales and marketing at ThriveMore in Winston-Salem, NC, is a Hall of Honor inductee in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Speed, agility, ‘regulatory rationality’: Incoming AHCA CEO Clif Porter reveals his goals for the...
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 25, 2024
Clif Porter might not officially become president and CEO of the largest US nursing home association until later this year, but the new hire already has a pretty good idea of how he wants to guide the...
Flaw in staffing mandate may push financial decisions ahead of clinical issues as admissions criteria:...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 25, 2024
Trying to maintain specific staffing levels included in a new federal mandate may lead to a financial “seesaw” for operators, with efforts to admit more residents constantly tempered by the fear of...
Meet Elizabeth Wheatley, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
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Adam Healy
Jul 25, 2024
Elizabeth Wheatley, RN, vice president of resident care at Benchmark Living in Waltham, MA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.