Industry Leaders Split on Whether Skilled Nursing’s Future Should Include Separate Short, Long-Term Care

There has been an increasing call to separate long-term and short-term care in the nursing home sector as acuity rises and facilities take on more specialities, all while facing a staffing shortage. Academics, finance leaders and some operators agree such a separation would be a positive for residents — and maybe even help the staffing […]

Staffing Agencies Create ‘Unfair Playing Field,’ Widen Gaps in Nursing Home Workforce

Aging service organizations, their members and Congress have sounded the alarm on opportunistic staffing agencies during the pandemic, opening the way for possible regulation surrounding the bustling industry. Other leaders in the space believe such legislation is an overreaction and unnecessary for one small segment of the health care staffing system. Marquette University’s College of […]

SNF-Diversion Bill Analysis Questions Model’s Safety, Cost Structure

While Medicare beneficiaries have an “overwhelming desire” to receive care at home, skilled nursing academics argue the Choose Home Care Act of 2021 could put those same beneficiaries who require a high level of care at risk. Marquette University’s College of Nursing this month published a debate-style article about the legislation as written, focused on […]