McKnight's Long-Term Care News

08/06/2025

In a new guest column, Joel VanEaton discusses a Q&A document that details the SNF Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) and SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP) validation process.

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Recently, I had the opportunity to tour two Tennessee whiskey distilleries that I had been wanting to visit for some time, Jack Daniel's in Lynchburg, TN

08/06/2025

Nursing home salary averages are continuing to trend toward traditional gyrations this year, with facility executives and administrators receiving higher pay raises than their nursing staff.

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Nursing home salary and compensation averages have continued to trend toward traditional gyrations this year.

08/06/2025

LTC Properties is shedding its older skilled nursing assets to build up a portfolio of newer , company officers said Tuesday during a second-quarter earnings call.

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LTC Properties is well on its way to shedding its older skilled nursing assets in favor of building up a portfolio of newer senior housing communities, company officers said Tuesday during a second-quarter earnings call.

08/06/2025

Recent Sabra Health Care REIT earnings calls with CEO Rick Matros at the helm have typically been upbeat affairs, but Tuesday’s public presentation was an exceptionally optimistic gathering.

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Recent Sabra Health Care REIT earnings calls with CEO Rick Matros at the helm have typically been upbeat affairs, but Tuesday’s public presentation with analysts and other stakeholders was an exceptionally optimistic gathering.

08/05/2025

In a new guest column, Andrew Laroche discusses new strategies to help decrease the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication in nursing homes. Click and read the link below to learn more.

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new strategies to help decrease the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication in

08/05/2025

Finalists in the 2025 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program have been announced. Names are both familiar and relatively new to the skilled nursing, senior living and home care worlds.

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Finalists in the 2025 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program have been announced. On the list are names both familiar and relatively new to the skilled nursing, senior living and home care sectors.

08/05/2025

Skilled nursing facilities have a constitutional right to appeal the denial of compensation in cases where residents are incapacitated and no authorized representative is available.

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Skilled nursing facilities have a constitutional right to appeal a state agency’s denial of Medicaid compensation in cases where residents are incapacitated and no authorized representative is available, a state Supreme Court has ruled.

08/05/2025

A three-year-old federal behavioral health resource for nursing homes that has seen demand for services double each year will be out of business by late September.

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A three-year-old federal behavioral health resource for nursing homes that has seen demand for services double each year will be out of business by late September.

08/04/2025

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08/04/2025

In a new guest column by Lamont G. Jones, he discusses Medicaid cuts, a law being hailed as “fiscally responsible." Read more about what he has to say by clicking the link.

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What if the latest fiscal “victory” in Washington results in a moral defeat in every nursing home across America?With the recent signing of the federal

08/04/2025

A new editor's column by John O'Connor advises operators on how to handle looming tariffs. Click the link to read more about what he has to say.

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Labor costs only move in one direction. Reimbursement, food and supply prices swing unpredictably. And now, a new stress cloud is quietly gathering: tariffs.

08/04/2025

A comprehensive new review of the effects of private equity investment in nursing homes reveals that worsening performance — operational or financial — isn’t always as clear-cut an outcome as it seems.

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A new review of the effects of private equity investment in nursing homes reveals worsening performance isn’t always a clear-cut outcome.