The issue of formally requiring patient surveys for nursing homes, similar to surveys mandated in other segments of health care, has long been a source of debate – one getting stirred up again after federal policy makers decided to nix patient satisfaction measures from the recently issued final prospective payment rule for 2024. The Centers […]
Nursing home industry leaders, more than 500 of whom gathered on Capitol Hill this week to influence workforce legislation, sounded alarms over the possibility of a minimum staffing rule at the conclusion of their meeting with policy makers Tuesday. At a time when the industry is still reeling from the effects of massive worker shortages […]
It’s hard to pin down how nursing home operators should be feeling as the end of the year approaches. The best way I could describe it, one week after attending the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) conference in Nashville, is a combination of optimism and pessimism that fluctuates depending on the […]
With roughly 2,000 job openings to fill, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society CEO Nate Schema has had to attack the issue from all sides. Most recently Good Samaritan launched a director of nursing (DON) in training program in hopes of developing a “very defined pathway to grow high potential people.” The not-for-profit senior care giant […]
Current immigration policies are creating unnecessary roadblocks that hinder the recovery and potential growth of the nursing home industry’s workforce by “leaps and bounds.” And the situation has only become increasingly more dire as the sector faces a labor shortage at levels not seen in the last three decades. The ability to bring over international […]
Nursing home leaders expect non-clinical staffing shortages to have a crippling long-term impact on the talent pipeline and career interest in the space – both on a clinical and supervisory level – as many young people make the choice to enter the workforce via other industries. Infection prevention protocol and more broadly the tight regulatory […]
Skilled nursing facilities situated in small markets across the country have faced mounting pressure to sell or close after more than two years of a pandemic, an ongoing workforce crisis and federal reform on the horizon with no monetary support. If a closure does happen, that leaves residents and their families sometimes separated 40-plus miles […]
While the latest employment numbers show the health care sector grew by 28,000 jobs in May – including 1,300 nursing home jobs – staffing shortages continue to hold operators back, with many still limiting admissions and asking current staff to work overtime as a result. Employment in health care overall is still down 223,000 jobs […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services temporary nurse aide waiver will come to an end early next month, leaving nursing homes just four months from the June 7 date to get thousands of temporary workers trained and certified — or risk losing them. TNAs hired after June 7 will have four months from their […]
As the nursing home industry tried to digest a sweeping set of industry reforms proposed by the Biden administration on Monday, a Capitol Hill lawmaker got in on the action by proposing a bill to force private equity firms to disclose their ownership in facilities. Amid all these developments, one thing has become evident: the […]
Slow occupancy recovery and workforce shortages have created unprecedented challenges for the skilled nursing industry, with projected operating margins expected to stay in the negative for at least the next year. In fact, as many as 40% of nursing home residents could be “at risk” to be displaced as the sector’s median operating margin is […]
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society kicked off the New Year with a familiar face as Nathan Schema took the helm as the company’s top executive. Schema assumed the role on Jan. 1 following CEO Randy Bury’s retirement announcement effective Dec. 31. His career in long-term care began 15 years ago when he joined Good […]
With multiple nursing homes set to close in rural Nebraskan cities, one in Arapahoe and one in Ravenna, long-term care facilities in the state face an uncertain future as revenue loss and rising labor costs continue to set a difficult path ahead for operators. Since starting her new role as president and CEO of the […]
Construction: In progress Illinois Community to Offer Short-Term Rehab A forthcoming senior living and nursing facility in Huntley, Illinois, will offer short-term rehab when it opens in December. The 110-bed Alden Estates of Huntley is part of a $51 million project from Alden Realty Services, the Northwest Herald reported. The project will also have independent living, assisted living […]
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