Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
As U.S. skilled nursing providers approach the two-year anniversary of COVID-19’s deadly beginnings, they’re looking for a fresh start. But will they be able to find it in a year during which any major...
Editor’s Desk | A vivid reminder how we’re all in this together
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2022
When word spread in early September about a trio of Maine nursing homes announcing their pending closures, a lot of media outlets and special interest groups put a spotlight on them.
Having My Say | When the world spun out of control, they stepped up
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
Nursing home workers are some of the most dedicated in healthcare, often sacrificing on behalf of their charges. That commitment shines through in times of natural disaster.
A Day in the Life
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
After sending hundreds of handmade cards to local nursing home residents over Christmas, a New Jersey 3-yearold turned her attention to ensuring seniors feel loved on Valentine’s Day.
Range of providers use extra cash to lure, keep needed staff
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term care workers in several regions are in line for significant wage increases after employees received pledges of more support from their respective operators.
Don’t overlook management of medications in infection battle
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2022
Many once-waning yet still-debilitating infections are rising in numbers again, erasing some of the gains made fighting multidrug resistant organisms.
As pandemic eases, focus on IT safety, automation for gains
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2022
Information technology has risen to the occasion over the past two years to help skilled nursing providers grapple with COVID-19, but IT executives must now ponder other priorities that may have been overlooked...
How to do it… Raise other infection control up to snuff
By
John Hall
Feb 01, 2022
As year three of the pandemic approaches and COVID-19 remains a stubborn obstacle, it’s clear other infection control priorities haven’t received the attention they deserve.
Ask the Legal Expert
By
Norris Cunningham
Feb 01, 2022
More than 200,000 workers have left nursing homes during the pandemic. What are the legal risks of related worker shortages?
Cook who quit over face mask gets jobless benefits revoked
Feb 01, 2022
A judge has ruled that an Iowa nursing home worker who resigned her job after refusing to wear a face mask at work to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is not entitled to receive unemployment compensation...