In this Clinical Dashboard interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Lisa Fetterman, Quality Care Coordinator at Hurlbut Care Communities. Fetterman has worked in long-term care for over 20 years, with roles including RN and a LPN. In this interview, Fetterman reveals her hopes for the ideal Clinical Dashboard, focusing on staffing needs and minimizing […]
Hurlbut Care Communities
While it’s widely understood that the 5-Star ratings for nursing homes don’t always accurately reflect the true performance of a facility in real time, or even in a timely manner, less attention has been given to the financial and legal headaches the rating system has created for both providers and consumers alike. The complexities that […]
Robert W. Hurlbut, president of Hurlbut Care Communities, knows a thing or two about battling burnout among his workers. Paying staff well along with flexibility of work schedules and retaining a family atmosphere has proven to be sure shot strategies to beat turnover. And the proof of this strategy’s success is in the results. Hurlbut […]
Nursing home owners and advocates have long decried low Medicaid reimbursements to the sector across the U.S. And now leaders in New York state – home to one of the largest number of facilities – are uniting to forcefully demand change. Much like the rest of the country, closures, especially in Upstate New York, have […]