It hardly is news that nursing homes are in trouble. Consumers think they are unsafe; nurses, aides, and other staff are reluctant to work for them; hundreds of facilities are shutting and others are ...

There are many different initiatives and strategies leaders can implement to better support nursing staff. Previously, Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, a practicing acute care and critical care nurse ...

The Social Security Act mandates that all nursing homes participating in the Medicare program—currently more than 14,000—undergo an annual recertification inspection, known as a standard survey, to ...