South Davis Specialty Care won its second AHCA Gold Quality Award since 2014. COO and Chief Nursing Officer Scott Anderson explains the keys to success and the lessons learned from earlier, non-winning entry years. www.mcknights.com Follow us on twitter: @mcknightsltcn Connect with South Davis Specialty Care on LinkedIn by clicking here ....
Executive Director Krista Drobac talked to McKnight’s Home Care about the organization’s main challenge — getting policymakers on board — and the group’s success — exposing the diversity of care that is possible in the home. She voiced opposition to the proposed home health rule and said she was as surprised as everyone else when Amazon Care, a founding member of the coalition, disclosed it is closing at the end of the year. Meanwhile, she is excited about the possibility of Medicare Advantage, ...
For the past two years, operators have had to deal with higher costs brought on by COVID-19. Now comes the highest inflation rates seen in more than four decades. In episode 1 of this two part-Spoonful of Sugar podcast, you will hear from industry legend Robert G. Kramer as he talks through the impact of higher operating costs in this sector. He’ll dig into the diverse new pressures operators are coping with, and will discuss why the new normal promises to be very different indeed.
Join Nancy Losben, Executive Director, Quality at Omnicare and Jim Berklan as they discuss the utilization of psychotropic drugs in the long term care community and the upcoming changes going into effect soon.
At a time when low census and shifting payer mixes are making it harder than ever for some providers to focus on quality, Mountain Valley of Cascadia has kept beds full, retained staff and poured resources into promoting resident care. The Idaho skilled nursing facility recently was named a Gold winner in the American Health Care Association QualIty Award program — for the second time. On this episode, Mountain Valley CEO Emilee Kulin and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Senior Editor Kimberly Mar...
Growth in Medicare Advantage plans could result in lower rates for home care and hospice firms. But not if agencies up their game, according to Enhabit Home Health and Hospice CEO Barbara Jacobsmeyer. In this McKnight’s Home Care Daily Newsmakers podcast, Jacobsmeyer talks about how the industry needs to position itself for future growth and how she aims to accomplish that for her own company since its recent spin off from Encompass Health. Follow us on twitter: @McKHomeCare www.mcknightshomecar...
Rural communities have about half as many primary care providers as urban communities, according to Homeward CEO Jennifer Schneider, MD. Homeward is trying to correct that imbalance by bringing healthcare to underserved areas through technology and home-based physician visits. In this McKnight’s Home Care Daily Newsmakers podcast, Schneider talks about why the future of primary care is in the home. Follow us on twitter: @McKHomeCare www.mcknightshomecare.com...
Do you think the skilled nursing job slide is finally coming to an end? That may not be the case, especially when we look at staff in key building-level leadership roles. The 2022 McKnight’s Mood of the Market paints a still-dark picture when it comes to job satisfaction. In the fourth year of surveying nurse leaders and administrators, more respondents than ever told McKnight’s they are seriously considering leaving their jobs. Job retention is not all about pay, and the 2022 McKnight’s Mood of...
In the race to recruit talent you have to “wave the flag that you are doing something different,” said Andres Tapia, senior partner at management consulting firm Korn Ferry. As the company’s global diversity, equity and inclusion strategist, Tapia has helped Fortune 500 companies and small firms put together plans to attract diverse talent. In this McKnight's Newsmakers podcast, Tapia explains why these plans give all firms, including home care ones, a leg up on recruitment. Follow us on twitter...
In this Newsmakers Podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News staff writer Danielle Brown sits down with Deb Emerson, principal at accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. We discuss CLA’s recent analysis on the impact a minimum staffing requirement would have on nursing homes and if there’s any scenario where this type of mandate could be implemented efficiently.
In this podcast, Joanne Cunningham, CEO of the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, discusses the lobbying effort leading up to the new federal legislation, the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022, which would delay the 7.69% home health payment cut proposed for 2023. She also talked about the universal support for home care and why home care will continue to grow despite harsh regulations like the proposed rule. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @McKHomeCare Facebook: McKnight's ...
During the darkest days of the pandemic, Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC, traveled to nursing homes across the U.S. to assess their infection control practices and help them adopt protective strategies. What she saw — too little PPE, missing basics like hand sanitizing stations, distracting and “nitpicky” regulatory obligations and penalties — led her to write “Broken: How the Global Pandemic Uncovered a Nursing Home System in Need of Repair and the Heroic Staff Fighting for Change.” COVID, Lloyd-...
MDS coordinators are usually responsible for two core duties: monitoring care quality and maximizing payments. But as staffing challenges worsen and regulations increase, more MDS coordinators are taking on a third responsibility: walking the floor. Is this a reasonable job extension? Or an unfair demand? Moreover, might facilities that adopt this practice be leaving money on the table? In this Spoonful of Sugar podcast, two of the nation’s foremost nursing experts will address the pros and cons...
Senior Helpers' Peter Ross harnesses data to improve client care
As senior living providers increase their focus on wellness, McKnight's Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers sits down with Colin Milner, founder and CEO of the International Council on Active Aging, to discuss how the pandemic has changed the industry's view of wellness, how wellness can attract middle-income prospects, and a group that often is overlooked in providers' wellness plans.
In this Newsmakers Podcast, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News staff writer Danielle Brown sits down with Allison Silvers , chief healthcare transformation officer at the Center to the Advance Palliative Care, to discuss the underutilization of palliative care in long-term care and how providers can better incorporate those services into their offerings. We also talk about a recent push by Congressional lawmakers calling for more support for palliative care in LTC and how industry stakeholders can h...
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Tens of thousands of nursing students who could make a major dent in long-term care worker shortages are being denied chances to complete their training and gain employment. But it doesn’t have to be that way, explains LTC nursing administration expert Jackie Vance, who has solutions at the ready. She shares the replicable model her company is already using to build its nursing corps and says there’s also an excellent foreign system to emulate in this podcast moderated by McKnight’s Executive Ed...
Medicare's proposed home health rate cut is the biggest threat in decades to home care firms, according to Katie Wehri,, director of regulatory affairs at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. In this Newsmakers Podcast, Wehri offers strategies for dealing with the proposed cuts and other regulations impacting the industry.
Long-term care providers already have what they need to solve their staffing problems: their current team of employees and the views they provide, believes Lisa Thomson, chief strategy officer for Pathway Health. Operators need to better learn the expectations and communications methods of the five or more generations of workers now in play to improve recruiting — the true staffing battlefield, she adds. They should use current workers’ own observations to build their “employee brand,” says Thom...
A few months ago, geriatrician Edie Calamia, M.D., became one of the most important names in healthcare. She joined CVS Health as chief medical officer for Aetna Medicaid. Calamia will help the holistic healthcare firm coordinate care for some seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. She talked to McKnight's Home Care Daily about moving health home and the role social determinants of health will play.
SNF Therapy is complicated- whether you have in-house, hybrid, or full-service, are you and your patients getting the full benefits available? Hear from industry leaders J. Lynn Bauknight, VPO for TAG Management and Stephanie Parks, Chief Development Officer for Reliant Rehabilitation on today’s hottest topics including reimbursement, risk-share, proposed recalibration, and more.
From staffing and regulatory issues to the many challenges DONs face in long-term care, NADONA, McKnight’s and PharMerica surveyed nurses to find out their biggest concerns in 2022. We’ll address them all during our live podcast event. In this podcast, we will discuss the topics nurses told us are their top challenges, including important trends that are, or will be, affecting you, your facilities, and your residents. We know keeping educated about and on top of these issues is a constant challen...
Communication, understanding and good planning result in peace of mind, happy work environment, and work-life balance
This episode covers the medication error trial and conviction of former nurse RaDonda Vaught and its implications for long-term care. Speakers explore the factors that led to the deadly error, Vaught’s willingness to cooperate in audit procedures, and why many in healthcare were considered about prosecutors’ decision to charge her. Could a similar scenario play out in skilled nursing? With staff shortages and increased reliance on technology, it’s increasingly likely. Twitter: @mcknightsltcn @Ha...
Rusty Holman, M.D., is trying to fill what he thinks is a serious leadership void in healthcare today. In his leadership roles at LifePoint Health and Cogent Health, he found a disconnect between leadership and the frontlines of medicine. Homan founded 1821Health two years ago in an effort to help improve healthcare leadership, which could help improve recruitment of direct care workers.
This episode covers the Human Aging Project’s initial pilot projects, major grant funding, the role of artificial intelligence in identifying and addressing declines, and how nursing home residents might benefit from the collaboration. Twitter: @hopkins_HAP @mcknightsltcn
In this podcast, Edo Banach, president and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, talked about the positive and negative aspects of the proposed hospice payment rule for fiscal year 2023. He also addressed growing support for the community palliative care benefit and the government’s concerns regarding hospices' long lengths of stay and high discharge rates. Banach advised members “to do the best job they can do at delivering the benefit every day” and said those hospices ...
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