Receiver looks to close nursing home costing $1M a month, halving state’s vent facilities
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 08, 2023
Connecticut may soon be left with a single nursing home ventilator unit if a Superior Court judge approves a request from the state to close a facility that has been in receivership since 2019.
Cascadia Healthcare reaches rare ‘Gold’ air thanks to trust in ‘amazing’ employees
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 08, 2023
Trusting employees, giving leaders tools and autonomy, and focusing on core values have set Cascadia Healthcare apart, two of the company’s top executives said Monday.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Aug. 8
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 08, 2023
Convicted fake nurse hunts for senior care jobs again: DOJ … Nursing home closed for 2 years selling naming rights as part of re-opening campaign … Half of population may have mental disorder by…
Meet Patricia Lutzky, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 08, 2023
Learn more about Patricia Lutzky, Senior Vice President of Independent Living, Peconic Landing, Greenport, NY.
Meet Nadeen Moore, 2023 Spirit Award winner
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 08, 2023
Learn more about Nadeen Moore, Area Nurse Manager, Florida, Brookdale Senior Living, West Palm Beach, FL.
‘Authoritative’ but effective: Study shows potential of internal vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
Researchers found just 3.7% of unvaccinated workers in a network of continuing care retirement communities departed rather than get COVID shots after their employer adopted a mandate at the height of the…
CareTrust recruits new SNF partners with plenty of dry powder at the ready
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
CareTrust has repositioned some of its staff to identify successful skilled nursing operators with which the real estate investment trust should forge new relationships, company officials said Friday as…
Creating ‘fixers’ for a new generation of nursing home leadership
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
Indiana’s largest skilled nursing operator is developing a new program to advance leaders across the organization’s footprint, focusing on soft skills and people management techniques that are necessary…
$300M for nursing homes won’t address long-term workforce problems
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 07, 2023
The first of two, one-time state payments are on their way to Minnesota’s nursing homes, but facilities will not be able to use the funds for items that appear on cost reports, such as staff wages and…
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 7
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
Unions pump $50M into refreshed ‘Care Can’t Wait’ campaign … Staffing agency discriminated against job seekers based on race, sex and disability: EEOC … Walking 25 minutes a day is enough to…
Meet Robin Nelson, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 07, 2023
Learn more about Robin Nelson, Director of Nursing, Maplewood of Cheshire County, Westmoreland, NH.
Meet Destiny Sisk, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 07, 2023
Learn more about Destiny Sisk, Executive Director, Touchmark (Touchmark on West Century), Bismarck ND.
Feds finalize automatic appeal waiver, but threaten to cut penalty reductions
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
A new process waiving CMP appeals is raising questions about whether the change might ultimately cost providers more in the end.
Budget impasse delays a fix for ‘volatile’ Medicaid rebasing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
More than a month after state lawmakers were supposed to finalize the state’s 2024 budget, nursing home operators in Pennsylvania were watching carefully Thursday to see how a new spending bill might…
Restructuring, Medicaid boosts pay off for Omega in Q2
By
Kimberly Marselas
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 04, 2023
Stronger-than-expected cash rent payments helped bolster Omega Healthcare Investors’ performance in the second quarter, giving the real estate investment trust a healthy $250 million in revenue, $5 million…
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 04, 2023
CMS policy on new Alzheimer’s drugs restricts rural access: former senator … Bedbugs may spread MRSA: study … CIDRAP: Sporicidal disinfectants better against Candida Auris … Nearly 30 affected…
Meet Brenda Perkins, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 04, 2023
Learn more about Brenda Perkins, Divisional Resident Engagement Manager – East, Brookdale Senior Living, Brentwood, TN.
Meet Kimberly Nystrom, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Aug 04, 2023
Learn more about Kimberly Nystrom, President of Skilled Home Health, Elara Caring, Dallas.
Providers prepare for new vaccine threats as mandate officially sunsets
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2023
The end of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine healthcare worker mandate arrives Saturday, and with it new costly concerns as well.
State officials hunger for staffing minimum even higher than the one they haven’t implemented yet
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2023
Lawmakers in Connecticut appear ready to toughen their state’s nursing home staffing minimum next year, even before they have fully tested a 3.0 hours per-day requirement currently in play.
