Access to skilled care care approaching crisis levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2024
Families are facing fewer care options and delays in securing care for their elders, according to the 2024 Access to Care report from the American Health Care Association.
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Nursing home sector’s economic recovery ‘in limbo,’ AHCA says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2023
Economic recovery remains “in limbo” for the nursing home sector, especially as the public health emergency — and the funds that go along with it — is set to end this spring. That’s according...
Few long-term care operators report being fully staffed
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2021
Just 1% of nursing homes and 4% of assisted living communities participating in a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living reported being fully staffed....
New Eskaton report blames SNFs for $28 million net loss in 2022
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Eskaton ended 2022 with a $28 million net loss, and its skilled nursing properties largely are responsible, according to an independently audited financial report dated May 16.
Boosting CNA workforce is focus of state association campaign
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
The California Association of Health Facilities last week launched an awareness and recruitment campaign to draw more certified nursing assistants to senior living and long-term care.
57 percent of state’s SNFs report empty beds due to lack of staff
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Fifty-seven percent of skilled nursing providers in Pennsylvania have empty beds, not because of lack of demand but because they don’t have enough staff members to care for residents and patients. That’s...
Bipartisan Senate bill aims to increase nurse training programs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2023
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation meant to address the nursing shortage affecting healthcare providers and communities throughout the United States.
Senators re-introduce legislation to improve vetting, training of caregivers in nursing homes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) re-introduced legislation Monday designed to help nursing homes improve their vetting and training of caregivers to help ensure resident safety.
SNF valuations high despite headwinds, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2023
Despite “a tumultuous couple of years,” skilled nursing valuations are high, and acceleration is expected, Evans Senior Investments Director Kris Lowes said Wednesday.