Staffing

The current staffing crisis is the most challenging the senior care industry has ever experienced. It is leading to economic pressure on providers, burnout in the existing workforce and likely poor health...

Staffing shortages and high turnover rates are constant challenges across the sector. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has only made things worse. Nursing facilities have lost nearly a quarter million employees...

In the current healthcare climate, it’s no surprise employers are looking for any way to attract and retain talent. Across the nation, healthcare providers have jumped on an industry-shaking trend: offering...

Staffing, reimbursement and regulatory pressures may have given providers a black eye in 2022, but leaders well-versed in regulatory expectations will be ready to rise to new challenges in 2023.

Skilled nursing facilities were among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic by nurse staffing shortages, impacting patient care and staff satisfaction.  As skilled nursing facilities work to...

Q: What is the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Payment Total Nurse Staffing Measure?

My happy place is standing in front of nursing home providers and honoring them through education. Shining a loving light on these special people and honoring their commitment to better care feeds my soul....

Labor pressures continue to force creative operational decisions in Life Plan Communities, even as they enjoy a better overall employment rebound than stand-alone skilled nursing facilities.

As staffing and occupancy pressures continue to bring some providers to the brink of closure, more appear to be borrowing a marketing tactic from their senior living peers.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will more aggressively enforce accountability in its Special Focus Facilities (SFF) Program, the Biden Administration said Friday.