The HIPAA landscape is evolving for providers as cloud storage, mobile devices and large-scale cyber attacks present new challenges to security and privacy efforts.
CMS-proposed HCBS rules elicit request for extension of comment period from 5 associations
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2023
The executive directors of five national organizations are asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend by at least 30 days the comment periods for two proposed rules related to access...
Virtual reality helps nursing students train with ‘enthusiasm,’ as studies highlight its popularity
By
Aaron Dorman
Aug 23, 2023
The use of VR for training nurses has been “extensively implemented” over the past 15 years, a new bibliometric study affirms.
Education as an investment
By
Larry Bradshaw
Feb 27, 2017
No one-size-fits-all approach to attracting or retaining talent exists, but some of the solutions we are deploying focus on the learning opportunities and education that we provide to employees.
Healthpeak reduces carbon footprint by 4 percent
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 22, 2023
Denver-based real estate investment trust Healthpeak Properties reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 4% in 2022, for an overall decrease of 43% over the past 12 years, on a like-for-like basis. That’s...
Proposed law could jeopardize long-term care facility sales, associations say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2022
Legislators contend that a bill passed out of the New Jersey’s Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on Thursday could preserve healthcare workers’ wages and benefits upon the...
Proposed legislation would restore worker tax cuts, support unionization efforts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2023
Democrat senators introduced two bills Thursday that they claim will make the tax code fairer for workers. The bills aim to ease workers’ tax burden and crack down on corporate anti-union practices
Low wages, burnout, lack of respect spur staffing shortages, CNAs say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 08, 2022
Certified nursing assistants predominantly blame low wages, burnout and lack of respect for the current staffing shortage, according to the results of a new survey from the National Association of Health...
Roll out the red carpet for resident referrals and guests
By
Lara Moga
Nov 30, 2015
A community’s sales team can see an increase in annual move-ins by as much as 50% by establishing a resident referral program.
How to mitigate risk when a resident needs a higher level of care
By
Brian McGovern
Sep 09, 2019
When a medical assessment determines that a resident needs a higher level of care, the liability risks to a senior living community increase until the resident is relocated. But what if a resident doesn’t...