The San Francisco VA Health Care System, along with the Northern California Institute for Research and Education, has partnered with human mobility firm Roam Robotics to study the impact of Ascend, the...
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.
Physician pay rule brings big therapy cuts, more concerns
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 03, 2021
Long-term care stakeholders were left searching for bright spots after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued the 2022 Physician Fee Schedule final rule in early November.
CMS intensifies survey oversight in new memo
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has turned up the heat again on providers with new guidance that directs surveyors to take a more critical look at nurse competency and residents’ quality...
60 seconds with … Nicole Colline
Dec 01, 2021
Nicole Colline, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Director, Family Nurse Practitioner
Program, Yale School of Nursing