Quality initiatives helped us find ‘who we wanted to be’: AHCA Gold winner
Sep 19, 2023
For leaders and staff at Lewiston Transitional Care Center in Idaho, setting out in the pursuit of quality was never just about winning accolades.
Building a ‘golden’ team for quality wins
Sep 12, 2023
Aspen Park of Cascadia, a 70-bed nursing home nestled in a bustling university town in Western Idaho, has picked up a rare Gold in the 2023 American Health Care Association Quality awards program.
The race to prepare for a ‘tripledemic’ in the making
Aug 15, 2023
Recent spikes in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases have raised concerns of a “tripledemic” hitting this winter, a wave that could be especially harmful in skilled nursing facilities. Regional Nurse…
Be critical to be better: Tough questions can shape tomorrow’s nursing home leaders
Aug 08, 2023
Empathy. Critical thinking skills. People management techniques that reduce friction with fellow employees. These are the kinds of soft skills that American Senior Communities is looking to strengthen…
Healthcare vaccine mandate will be gone, not forgotten come August
Jul 11, 2023
While federal regulators are officially revoking a nationwide mandate for healthcare workers, including those in nursing homes, to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in early August, employers can’t drop…
Delays and payment denials: The dark side of backlogged surveys
Jul 04, 2023
What’s top of mind when attorney Adam Guetzow thinks of the legal and regulatory issues swirling around nursing homes in 2023? Dealing with the realities of perpetually understaffed regulatory agencies…
Keys to revival of the ‘ravaged’ LTC administrator position
Jun 27, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic “ravaged” the nursing home administrator role, a profession that was somewhat isolated already. But there are ways that these key administrators can rise above the fallout, assures…
Rural seniors may ‘pay the price’ of federal staffing minimum: AHCA board member
Jun 13, 2023
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is exiting the pandemic as a much different organization than what it was just five years ago, cutting its massive footprint back to seven states and, with…
Public health emergency revocation will unleash ‘traps for the unwary’
May 09, 2023
While much has been made of staffing flexibilities and waivers ending after May 11, the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency also brings with it critical new enforcement concerns for skilled nursing…
Arming yourself for new Medicare Advantage rules
May 02, 2023
For years, says skilled nursing reimbursement expert Maureen McCarthy, managed care organizations have gotten away with denying appropriate care and denying or reducing payments to providers using less-than-ideal…
‘The year of the quality initiatives’ takes aim at nursing homes
Apr 11, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services annual pay rule always holds some additional nuggets for skilled nursing providers, but this year’s proposal — issued April 4 — offers a bounty of quality…
‘Shedding a light … will be better for all,’ top defense attorney says of feds’ nursing…
Mar 20, 2023
Providers should not necessarily fear regulators’ ramped up scrutiny efforts on nursing home operators and private-equity investors in the long-term care space.
Running for FUN and raising interest in LTC jobs one mile at a time
Mar 13, 2023
Times are tight in long-term care, and every penny counts. That’s why the Diakonos Group’s Todd Beesley went the distance last week. He recorded 62 miles in 48 hours to raise money for employees in…
A ‘unique’ situation for skilled nursing investors
Mar 07, 2023
Nursing homes and the skilled nursing arena could be in for choppy waters as far as investors are concerned. Yet there are markers that give the sector reason for optimism, especially for stakeholders…
Danger and ‘a great time to transform the entire field’ — An expert on the PHE’s end
Feb 21, 2023
With the final expiration of all nurse-aide training waivers, the three-day stay waiver and other major supports looming due to the upcoming end of the public health emergency (PHE), nursing homes that…
Vulnerability verified: New attacks on health IT demand LTC reinforcements
Feb 13, 2023
Phishing, ransom, the dark web. You’ve heard these terms for years, but with every passing day, the threats to long-term care providers become more real. With spending being devoted to COVID resources…
‘You can’t even run any more’: How to stand tall amid Medicare Advantage’s relentless drive into…
Feb 07, 2023
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Building strength by dispersing control: Guardian Healthcare decentralizes to thrive
Jan 31, 2023
Guardian Healthcare President and CEO Michael Herald reveals how and why his 35-facility nursing home chain is decentralizing its operational structure. He shares the origins, plans now underway and hopes…
On PREP Act, ‘still too early to tell’ whether providers will be immune
Jan 09, 2023
Nearly three years since it was triggered, it’s “still too early to tell” how well the federal Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act will protect nursing homes and other healthcare…
‘The best way to be at the top of the food chain’ — An expert’s advice for skilled nursing operators
Jan 03, 2023
By 2030, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services forecasts all Medicare beneficiaries will be in accountable care programs. Yet federal regulators are currently undervaluing skilled care partners…
