Focus on part-time assignments to improve SNF care consistency, researchers advise
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 21, 2022
Nursing homes that prioritize building schedules around part-time workers can significantly improve consistency of care by potentially reducing how many nursing assistants care for each resident.
Hiring full-time clinical staff a steadily growing trend in U.S. nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 09, 2021
Nurse practitioners top the list of hires as facility operators attempt to reduce care disruption and increase timely response to staff members’ medical questions, investigators say.
Full-time nurse program cuts ED visits, saves $31 million for MO nursing homes
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 01, 2021
A program that put full-time advanced practice nurses in 16 Missouri nursing homes shows that Medicare should scrap billing restrictions on direct care services given by these providers, investigators...
Mid-sized employers receive insurance reprieve from White House
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 11, 2014
Long-term care providers with between 50 and 99 employees received an unexpected reprieve yesterday, as the Obama administration announced it would give them an extra year before having to offer health...
Bill to redefine full-time employment would ease nursing homes’ ACA compliance
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 07, 2013
A recently introduced House bill would change the Affordable Care Act’s definition of full-time employment, which has been a sticking point for long-term care providers seeking to comply with the...
Nursing home operators should act decisively to take advantage of employer mandate delay, expert advises
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2013
Nursing home advocates cheered the Obama administration’s recent decision to delay implementing a key part of the Affordable Care Act, and a legal expert said operators must seize this opportunity...
Part-time workers may be a solution for LTC providers, experts say
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 25, 2013
Affordable Care Act requirements related to health insurance are leading long-term care providers to hire more part-time employees, according to some experts.