Skilled nursing providers are turning to PDPM and earlier palliative integration to move beyond the “rehabbed to death” cycle and align care with residents’ end-of-life needs.
Author: Lauren S
Modest Medicare rate relief and strong demand collide with staffing and cost pressures as skilled nursing operators navigate a complicated reimbursement landscape in 2025.
Workers at Alameda Healthcare & Wellness Center picketed for union recognition and safer conditions as SEIU Local 2015 opened its strike fund ahead of formal representation.
Federal transparency rules are widening the scope of nursing home ownership disclosures, with audits and enforcement actions expected to follow.
Good Samaritan Society will close its Corsica, SD nursing home on Nov. 30, shifting 43 residents to a reopened facility in Wagner amid worsening staffing shortages.
A federal reclassification of nursing degrees is prompting urgent warnings from long-term care that the shift could restrict student aid and worsen staffing shortages.
A new report warns that switching a resident’s wheelchair can raise fracture risks, renewing calls for precise equipment matching in nursing homes.
Yeadon police say a nursing home worker stole a resident’s credit cards and made unauthorized charges, with few details released as the investigation continues.
A 44-year-old RN from Albany was arrested after state police investigated missing narcotics at The Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing at Barnwell in Valatie, according to reports.
A former Atria Park of San Mateo worker was sentenced to 40 days in jail after a cleaning solution left in a pitcher was mistaken for juice, killing two residents and hospitalizing a third.
