The Massachusetts Attorney General has appealed a state judge’s decision to drop criminal charges against two former top officials of a Massachusetts veterans home where 76 residents died during a major...
Daytime meals prove better for nighttime workers’ health
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2022
Eating at nighttime — as many shift nurses do — can increase glucose levels, while eating only during daytime hours may have a preventative effect, according to a trial backed by the National Institutes...
CMS airing out staffing data
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in early January it would start posting nursing home turnover rates for nurses and administrators, as well as weekend staffing levels, by the end...
Skilled nursing recovery hangs in the balance as life with COVID takes shape
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 01, 2022
An unrelenting virus will shape the year ahead, but staffing shortages, state and federal legislation and technology also could lead to much-needed new opportunities for the skilled nursing sector.
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.
60 Seconds with … Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D.
Jan 01, 2022
A 60 second interview with Wanzhu Tu, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Regenstrief Institute.
NJ toddler sweetens seniors’ Valentines
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 01, 2022
After sending hundreds of handmade cards to local nursing home residents over Christmas, a New Jersey 3 year old turned her attention to ensuring seniors feel loved on Valentine’s Day.
Bob Lane: Consensus builder is center stage
Jan 01, 2022
In September 2021, Bob Lane became the president and CEO of the American College of Health Care Administrators even though he had planned to retire after 34 years in aging services.