July 03, 2017

What’s needed for a vibrant compliance program in today’s increasingly scrutinized legal climate?

Ending nursing home certificate-of-need laws could spur innovation within the sector, one expert argued in a published journal piece in June.

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News won four national awards at the 2017 American Society of Business Publication Editors competition.

Long-term care facilities were the largest single source of Legionnaires’ disease cases in healthcare facilities in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

If current trends continue, occupancy rates in skilled nursing facilities could be headed to new lows this year, said analysts from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published guidance in June in advance of its final emergency preparedness rule for providers.

The Trump administration announced that it was abandoning an Obama-era rule that would outlaw pre-dispute arbitration agreements, initiating a celebration by long-term care providers.

The long-term care sector is reeling a bit, thanks to two recent developments.

How can I simplify the policies and procedures at my facility to make them more user-friendly?

The best way to combat universal fatigue among nurses might be to grant them more control over their schedules.