The 2024 AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit will take place Monday through Wednesday in San Antonio, giving providers innovative ideas, strategies and inspiration to ensure high-quality care.
AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit kicks off Monday
By
James M. Berklan
May 17, 2024
The 2024 AHCA/NCAL Quality Summit will take place Monday through Wednesday in San Antonio, giving providers innovative ideas, strategies and inspiration to ensure high-quality care.
Implementing the federal staffing mandate will do more than just stir the pot
By
Zach Shamberg
May 17, 2024
How’s this for a truly perplexing recipe? Nursing homes are closing, access to care for seniors and adults with disabilities is being restricted, Medicaid reimbursement can’t keep pace with the true...
Rare congressional review aims to undo nursing home staffing mandate
By
Josh Henreckson
May 16, 2024
A rare congressional resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday that presents a new opportunity for federal lawmakers to block the nursing home staffing mandate.
Recruiting, retention strategies shared by McKnight’s Women of Distinction
By
Foster Stubbs
May 16, 2024
“Hire the right people, and hire them as quickly as possible.”
Beyond compliance: Elevating cybersecurity using essential goals
By
David Mauro
Brian Nowak
May 15, 2024
It seems as though we read about another healthcare organization falling victim to a cyber attack every week. It doesn’t matter if you’re an urban, rural, large or small healthcare entity or if you’re...
Leadership, passion for long-term care on display at 6th annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
Skilled nursing, senior living and home care representatives celebrated the accomplishments of dozens of professional standouts during the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum ceremony...
Task force recommends state reduce reliance on nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
May 15, 2024
A new report on the state of long-term care in New Jersey has suggested sweeping changes to policy points of emphasis, regulations and financial incentives in the sector — drawing a mixture of reactions...
Long-term care workers grapple with twice the ‘toxic stress’ as others, study shows
By
Josh Henreckson
May 14, 2024
Nurses and nurse aides in long term care report rates of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) double that of the general population — results that should lead providers to more aggressively support and...
Study: Nursing home residents benefit from expanded nurse practitioner role
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
Nurse practitioners (NPs) increasingly are providing more primary care to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and a recent study examined the potential impact...
