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- Voices: Angela Maxwell, Vice President, TruHealth
This article is sponsored by American Health Partners. As post-acute care grows more complex, providers are looking for clinical partners who do more than consult; they need boots-on-the-ground […]
- Inside PE’s ‘Financial Gamesmanship’: PE-Owned Nursing Homes Face 10 Times Greater Bankruptcy Risk, Higher Mortality
Private equity (PE) ownership is linked to 11% higher mortality rates in nursing homes, as well as 4.4% fewer nurses, 25% higher in-hospital complications and 10-times higher bankruptcy risk, with 34 […]
- ‘Code Red’: Chronic Underfunding Is Forcing State’s Nursing Homes to Close, Worsened by Medicaid Cuts, $2B Gap
Health care workers and lawmakers in New York are warning that looming federal health care funding cuts could worsen staffing shortages and speed nursing home closures in the region. Ongoing funding […]
- Frontline Honors Award Winner: Jennifer Shapiro, Unit Manager, Madison Health and Rehab Center
Jennifer Shapiro, Unit Manager at Madison Health and Rehab Center, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Skilled Nursing News. To become a Frontline honoree, an individual is […]
- ‘Important to Balance’: As CMS Reviews Nursing Home Antipsychotic Measure, Agency Comments on Dilemma
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is “actively” reviewing federal rules on antipsychotic use for residents in nursing homes, aiming to support clinically appropriate use while […]
- 2026 Future Leaders Awards: Early Bird Deadline Approaching
The early bird deadline for the 2026 Future Leaders Awards program is almost here. Save $100 on your entry fee when you submit your nomination by March 13, 2026 by 11:59pm CDT. The Future Leaders […]
- LTC Executive Salary Growth Slows to 3.36% in 2025, Including at Multi-Facility Organizations With Nursing Homes
Long-term care (LTC) corporate executives saw salary increases of 3.36% in 2025, continuing a gradual slowdown in pay growth compared with 3.52% in 2024 and 3.69% in 2023, according to compensation […]
- Frontline Honors Award Winner: Carolyn Boczek, Activity Director & Culture Ambassador, Highland Health Care Center
Carolyn Boczek, Activity Director and Culture Ambassador at Highland Health Care Center, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Skilled Nursing News. To become a Frontline […]
- Detrimental ‘Tradeoffs’: Study on State Staffing Mandates Showing No Closures or Financial Harm, Draws Criticism
A national study of state-level nursing home staffing mandates, which found that higher direct care staffing requirements did not hurt finances or increase facility closures, is receiving pushback […]
- Ripple Effects of 5-Star in Nursing Homes, and Why ‘Upstream’ Management Unlocks Higher Ratings
In order to be successful within the evolving Five-Star Ratings System, nursing homes must understand the system’s mechanics, while maintaining a broad, systems-based perspective. Anticipating […]
