State of the Nursing Home Workforce (Part 1): Always Fires to Put Out, But Trends Turn More Positive  in 2024

Staffing is an ongoing concern at nursing homes, but the fires are finally calming down. As Skilled Nursing News continues to monitor shifts in staffing challenges – especially with the federal staffing mandate in place – our focus has become more vigilant. Thus, we wanted to take a step back and provide our readers with […]

LPN Exclusion in CMS Staffing Mandate a ‘Convoluted Mess’ for Nursing Homes

The skilled nursing industry is at a crossroads as it grapples with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed federal staffing mandate. A significant point of contention in the proposal is the exclusion of licensed practical nurses (LPNs), which has ignited concerns and garnered strong reactions from industry leaders. “What’s keeping me up […]

Medical Complexity, Documentation Stretches Nursing Home Clinicians Thin

As specialty services and higher acuity cases continue to challenge nursing home clinicians, industry leaders say it takes a special kind of employee to really understand, deal with and plan for the variety of patients seen nowadays. Nicole Croteau, director of clinical services with SALMON Health and Retirement, said there aren’t many nurses who can […]

Diversicare Announces Steve Nee as New CEO

Diversicare announced Steve Nee as its new CEO after conducting a long search following the departure of the company’s previous chief executive last August. Nee joins Diversicare with more than a decade of experience in long-term care delivery and administration in positions of increasing responsibility, including administrator, vice president of operations, chief operating officer, and […]

Diversicare On the Hunt For New CEO After McKnight Exits

Diversicare Healthcare Services is currently on the hunt for a new leader to take the helm after former CEO Jay McKnight left the nursing home operator at the end of August. McKnight joined Tennessee-based Diversicare as executive vice president and CFO in 2012 before taking the helm as president and CEO in 2018. He’s also […]

Delta Variant Strikes as Diversicare Seeks More Government Aid

More than half of Diversicare Healthcare Services (OTC: DVCR) facilities are seeing spikes in COVID-19 cases, which CEO Jay McKnight attributed to the delta variant during the company’s second quarter earnings call. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based nursing home operator had “virtually no” cases as of its first financial quarter earnings call in May, McKnight said. “We […]

Diversicare to Exit Kentucky, Hand Over Control of 10 Skilled Nursing Facilities

Diversicare Healthcare Services (Nasdaq: DVCR) on Wednesday announced a plan to exit the Kentucky market, ceding control of the 10 skilled nursing facilities it operates in the state. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based Diversicare reached an agreement with landlord Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) to terminate operations at the 10-building portfolio, which consists of around 885 skilled […]

Diversicare Looks to Texas Medicaid Boosts, Expense Cuts to Combat Losses

In an effort to turn around a string of shaky quarterly financial results and get back in the Nasdaq’s good graces, skilled nursing operator Diversicare (Nasdaq: DVCR) has its sights set on expense-structure changes and supplemental payment programs in Texas. The Brentwood, Tenn.-based operator recorded a net loss from continuing operations of $3.3 million, or […]

Nasdaq Issues Delisting Warning for Skilled Nursing Operator Diversicare

The Nasdaq stock exchange in late December issued a delisting warning for Diversicare Healthcare Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: DVCR) after the skilled nursing provider’s total market cap fell below the required threshold. For 30 consecutive trading days ending December 19, Diversicare’s market value of listed securities (MVLS) was lower than Nasdaq’s mandatory $35 million total, the […]