Regulation

Some of the sector’s most distinguished leaders last week told McKnight’s they are embracing a current “inflection point” in long-term care as an opportunity to boldly reimagine...

As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, there’s often been an unexpected guest at the negotiating table.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left an indelible mark on long-term care and skilled-nursing facilities.  As COVID-19 cases continue to fall, regulatory and criminal enforcement agencies are now digesting...

There’s no doubt the skilled care sector faces its share of challenges. While there have been hardly any new facilities built in recent years, occupancy levels remain myopic or worse. And the long-awaited...

If this field had a mantra, it would be: We’ll find a way, no matter what.

When stuff hits the fan, it’s often all a matter of perspective. That’s the pickle nursing homes find themselves in today.

Believe it or not, the overall picture has been improving. And it might get even better in 2018.

Attendees will learn to navigate today’s dramatically shifting regulatory landscape, and reap maximum payments, at a special McKnight’s webinar on May 23. “Regulatory and payment reforms:...

Providers will spend the weekend gnawing on more than turkey bones if they’ve left anything incomplete regarding the new federal Rules of Participation for nursing homes. The first phase becomes...

Here we go again. Another President-elect is promising to trim the red tape. Will it be different this time? Believe it or not, there’s a chance.