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Report: More than one-third of nursing homes don’t have required medical director
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 03, 2024
Though all nursing homes must have a medical director under federal law, a new study shows that some nursing homes don’t meet the requirement. Facilities that do have a medical director report that the...
In the first three years after the pandemic started, at least 255 healthcare workers across the globe were attacked, 18 were killed, 147 were hurt, and 86 facilities were damaged, a new report published...
No quick fix, but quality concerns demand nursing home reform: experts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2024
Advocates for operators and consumers each need to think bigger — and see past their differences — to truly change how facilities and address quality concerns, a high-profile panel of experts on nursing...
Patients with opioid use disorder less likely to be admitted to highly rated nursing homes: study
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 13, 2024
Medicare patients with opioid use disorder are less likely to be admitted to highly rated skilled nursing home facilities, a new study finds.
Study: Death rate lower than expected in nursing home COVID-19 survivors
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 01, 2024
Older adults in nursing homes who survived a COVID-19 infection during the first wave of the pandemic didn’t have a high death rate in the two years that followed, a new study shows.
Nursing home employees among most likely to carry medical debt, related burdens: study
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 26, 2024
Nearly 20% of nursing home employees carry medical debt, placing them behind only home health workers and potentially threatening their future careers, a new study finds.
Facing closure, state’s largest nursing home sues health department
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Montana’s largest nursing home is suing the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services, claiming the agency gave insufficient opportunity to correct compliance with regulatory requirements.
Group eyes nationwide rollout of nursing home quality improvement program
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 25, 2024
A new program improves the quality of care and lowers avoidable hospitalizations in Missouri nursing homes. The program has worked so well that policymakers are trying to expand it to every state.
Stop using the F word already!
By
Julie Thorson
Jun 05, 2024
Words matter. It’s amazing to me that today some still use the “F word” to describe where we work. “Facility” is such a cold harsh word and yet, for some, it’s still tossed around without a...