Physical therapists working in long-term care facilities received an average actual* pay increase of 3.7% in the last year, which was greater than the average actual pay increase seen by PTs in hospitals and home health settings. That’s according to the latest Rehabilitation Salary & Benefits Report from Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, which showed […]
Category: Staffing
As Touchstone Communities maintains its focus on building a continuum of care, the well-being of its staff members – and allowing them to work on “top of their licenses” – remains a foundational philosophy for the organization. Leslie Campbell, COO for the Texas-based company since 2020, spoke about the importance of engaging Touchstone’s clinical workers […]
Against the backdrop of economic and staffing challenges still facing the nursing home sector, operators are seeking business innovations that are community-centered and that expand their health care offerings through unique public-private partnerships and financial arrangements. The innovations include transition into a nonprofit model, creative ways to use state and federal dollars, and addition of […]
The rise of managed care plans among nursing home beneficiaries has meant that nursing home providers have had to make tough choices to balance the pros and cons of such plans to reap profits. And, despite a proven track record of handling higher acuity, many providers may not think to use this to their advantage […]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections of nursing homes have dropped precipitously so far this year even as Covid hospitalizations tripled over the summer for health care facilities overall and infections among nursing home workers “quadrupled” – this is on top of surges in RSV and the flu. OSHA inspections registered an 84% drop, […]
Fewer than one in five facilities would currently meet the required number of hours for RNs and CNAs as set forth in the federal minimum staffing proposal, with more than 80% of the facilities nationwide needing to hire more nursing staff. This is according to an analysis published by KFF on Monday. Interestingly, almost half […]
While nearly 21% of nursing homes across the country have developed nurse aide training programs to combat workforce shortages, civil monetary policy rules have severely hindered efforts to rebuild the workforce. Such training programs are revoked for two years, or cannot be initiated, if a SNF has been issued a CMP in excess of $11,995, […]
As the head of his family-owned nursing home business, Steven Tack, CEO of Pennsylvania-based Quality Life Services, says weathering the ups and downs of the last few years has rested on creating a family-like atmosphere for residents and staff – a message that can be universally applied to improve census and worker retention. Quality Life […]
Weekly pay for travel nurses in the Nursing home sector remains dead last compared to other areas of health care, a continuing trend from summer months. The August Specialty Pay Report published by Vivian Health found that travel nurses in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) were paid on average $1,966.19 per week, a less than 1% […]
In a response to President Joe Biden’s editorial in USA Today, LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan penned her own opinion piece in the publication to tell the industry’s side of the story, as the nursing home space reels from the federal staffing minimum announcement last week. Notably, Sloan expanded on the story of nonprofits in […]
A staggering number of nursing homes reported challenges in meeting the care needs of their residents during public health emergencies and natural disasters due mostly to inadequate staffing, with transportation, communication and infection control and prevention also being among key areas hampering these efforts. This is according to the latest report issued Wednesday by the […]
Mixed reactions to the nursing home minimum staffing mandate continued to roll in over the weekend – along with an editorial from President Joe Biden – following a first glimpse of the proposal on Friday. As the president underlined the need for more staff to improve quality, the 24/7 provision for registered nurses (RNs) continued […]
As the nursing home industry finally gets a first look at the long-awaited proposed minimum staffing mandate released early Friday, leaders across the sector say that its most critical aspects deal with implementation timing, a “good faith” provision, and requirements for registered nurses (RNs). As it stands, the proposed rule has major implications for access […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday, Sept. 1, issued a long-awaited federal nursing home staffing mandate proposal. CMS and The White House officially released the proposal after early reports on its key provisions from news outlets including the Wall Street Journal and AP. And President Joe Biden made a case for […]
Following the Biden Administration’s bid this week to reduce the price of certain drugs – many of which are commonly used in nursing homes – experts are cautioning that the changes may negatively impact the bottomline of organizations in the sector. As Medicare Part D price negotiations for these drugs come into focus this week, […]
The White House’s ambitious plans for a federal nursing home staffing mandate might have hit a snag due to the inadvertent online release and subsequent removal of a study commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). KFF Health News first reported on the study on Tuesday, after which CMS removed the report, […]
It appears the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is paying particular attention to managed care payers as the agency re-examines data submission requirements for skilled nursing services through the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Nursing home operators were able to comment on various MDS-related questions posed by CMS officials during a Quality Reporting Program […]
“We took over the Absolut portfolio out of Chapter 11 in March 2020 … if you remember the timeline, the world shut down on March 15.” These are the words of Jason Newman, the chief marketing officer for the Living Legends portfolio of nursing homes, which in addition to the six Absolut locations includes The […]
The skilled nursing industry is one step closer to Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes set to take effect on Oct. 1, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalizing revisions to the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) manual. The final MDS 3.0 RAI User’s manual was made available online Thursday afternoon, following a […]
Some operators of nursing homes are paying higher reinsurance costs – a more litigious environment post Covid being among major factors – while grappling with uncertainty on how claims could impact their businesses. And this is especially true for one area of insurance for nursing homes – professional liability insurance. While not required by most […]
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