Providers could see an automatic shift in their federal star ratings thanks to several new changes to the system, including the controversial addition of a warning icon next to certain cited facilities...
McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
McKnight’s 2022 Outlook Survey: Providers pessimistic about staffing, census, new regs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
More than three-fourths (78%) of nursing home operators and top managers don’t expect the workforce to return to pre-pandemic levels for at least another year — if ever.
House bill would block US nursing home rule
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2023
A Minnesota Congresswoman has introduced legislation that could stop the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing requirements.
Consumers seek fast end of COVID-era nurse aide waiver
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has faced rising pressure to end a pandemic-related temporary waiver of some nurse aide training requirements.
Average wages for administrators hit $128K, while DONs top $103K as market tightens
By
Liza Berger
Nov 14, 2019
How does a constricted labor market affect long-term care? Try unprecedented demand for high- and low-level positions. In turn, conditions have pressured salaries higher. “The labor market has never...
Citations, staff levels decline
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
The average number of nursing home deficiencies has dropped, but staffing levels are lower than expert recommendations, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
MDS proposal cuts Section G
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services surprised providers at the end of 2019 when they presented a first draft of the 2020 MDS item sets.
SNF discharges tied to income
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
The rate at which nursing home residents are hospitalized is linked to how well a state provides healthcare for low-income people, according to a report from The Commonwealth Fund. Minnesota was the top...
Nursing home population tumbles 20%
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2014
The number of Americans 65 or older residing in a nursing home fell from 1.6 million to 1.3 million during the decade ending in 2010, according to a new federal report.