While financial pressures have created challenges and precipitated closures for smaller mom-and-pop nursing homes, the trend has also meant opportunities for those looking to acquire and add scale. Operators who have recently acquired mom-and-pop or small facilities say the most important consideration when expanding a portfolio with mom-and-pops is getting to know the culture of […]
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 […]
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 toughest rival nursing homes face amid this historic staffing shortage may be one another. While there have been some gains in recent months, the number of workers in long-term care is still far below pre-pandemic levels. With only a finite number of nurses in the worker pool to choose from, nursing homes are inevitably […]
Some lawmakers are listening to calls for help from the nursing home industry, at least at the state level. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently approved a Medicaid reimbursement increase of 17.5% for the state’s nursing homes for next year, translating to an increase of around $35 per resident per day. The increase to the state’s […]
To combat staffing shortages, states continue to deploy a wide range of tactics to boost recruitment, however, without better safeguards against price gouging staffing agencies operators fear care disruptions may continue. For some, working with staffing agencies has proven to be necessary. Others like Wisconsin’s Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center closed its doors in part […]
Price gouging typically refers to retailers taking advantage of spikes in demand by charging exorbitant prices, often after a state of emergency. Over the course of the pandemic, however, health care officials have found it’s not just retailers that are guilty of the practice. Accused of jacking up wages and providing poor quality care with […]
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