Lack of data makes it difficult to address workforce challenges: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2022
Data collection has not kept pace with the changing pace of the direct care workforce, complicating policymaker and employer efforts to address the challenges workers face, according to a new report from...
5-star SNF cites staffing issues in closure notice
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2022
Citing staffing and other issues, Clairemont Healthcare & Wellness Center LLC, doing business as Abby Gardens Healthcare Center, plans to close by the end of the year. The San Diego skilled nursing facility...
Recent case a reminder to call police if criminal conduct against a resident is suspected
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 18, 2022
A recent case in California is a reminder that any long-term care facility administrator suspecting abuse or “any type of criminal activity” should call the police immediately, regardless of the state...
Business briefs, Aug. 18
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 18, 2022
Provider sued over family members’ COVID-related deaths … EEOC publishes Digest of Equal Employment Opportunity Law … 40 states now cover around-the-clock Medicaid HCBS as provided in assisted living...
Inflation Reduction Act called a ‘game-changer’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2022
Medicare beneficiaries will not have to pay more than $2,000 per year for their medications, and beneficiaries with diabetes will not have to pay more than $35 per month for insulin, under the terms of...
Business briefs, Aug. 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2022
Bill would require study on staffing agency price gouging during pandemic … Independent study confirms pay data collection is key tool in fighting discrimination, EEOC says … Senate Appropriations...
Business briefs, Aug. 1
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
HHS, CMS mark 57th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid … Wages, salaries increased 1.4%, benefit costs increased 1.2% since March: BLS … Greene County, IA Medical Center to close long-term care department...
Slow recovery leads to healthcare spending decline for first time in 50+ years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
For the first time in more than 50 years, inflation-adjusted healthcare spending declined, according to a research brief published Wednesday by research and consulting organization Altarum.
Provider, policy action can stabilize staffing levels during infectious disease outbreaks, researchers...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2022
Provider and policy action are needed to counter the effects of staff absences and departures, particularly during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, that may put nursing home residents at...
Minimum staffing levels would cost nursing homes $10 billion a year: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 20, 2022
The federal government’s proposed minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes could cost the industry $10 billion a year because tens of thousands of additional caregivers would need to be hired,...