Average RN signing bonus tops $11K … Maine vets’ homes on ‘precipice of collapse,’ advocates warn senator … COVID drugs not getting to neediest Medicare patients … Flooding, asbestos concerns...
Senator promises legislation to quash nursing home staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2023
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) has pledged to introduce a highly anticipated bill to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate, although the...
CMS gets it right: Individuals receiving care will benefit from RN staffing mandate
By
Nancy Haugen
Oct 16, 2023
Skilled nursing and assisted living facilities have long relied on licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/LVN) as the “backbone” of care to keep nursing salary costs low and increase profits,...
With 80 percent of SNFs needing more nurses, analysis finds waivers likely to ‘mute’ mandate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 19, 2023
Nearly all for-profit nursing homes, which account for two-thirds of US facilities, would need to hire more nurses to meet provisions of the newly proposed federal staffing mandate, results of a new analysis...
Also in the News for Monday, Sept. 18
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2023
Senate bill would devote $1.2 billion to RN training … EEOC and Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division forge partnership to bolster enforcement … Starting PT sooner for people with dizziness...
The true cost of RN vacancies in a nurse shortage — and what to do about it
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Bryan Groom
Jan 18, 2023
It’s no secret that America is experiencing a critical shortage of registered nurses (RNs). Burnout and disillusionment are driving nurses out of the workforce in record numbers in the wake of the COVID-19...
Nursing home RNs, nurse aides lead with 11 percent pay jumps: new industry survey
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2022
Thanks to the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home nurses averaged double-digit pay increases this year, as virtually all titles notched healthy increases, according to the industry’s...
More flexibility key to nursing homes staying competitive for RNs
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 26, 2022
A top wage expert urged skilled nursing providers to be more flexible with shift hours and reward loyalty to their registered nurses in order to stay competitive against other healthcare sectors after...
Providers want 24-hour RN staffing proposal cut from House infrastructure plan
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 05, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home association is demanding that lawmakers withdraw a proposal in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that would require long-term care facilities to have a registered...
Nurse turnover rises less than expected while wages jumped significantly at CCRCs in 2021: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2021
The national turnover rate among both registered nurses and certified nursing assistants working at continuing care retirement communities both increased by roughly 5% between 2020 and 2021, according...