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Uber-style gig platforms promise US nurses good wages and flexibility – but workers warn against labour abuse and shoddy patient care.

Renewable Properties and Sonoma Clean Power have signed power purchase agreements (PPAs) for two solar projects in California

The solar and storage projects will complement the baseload energy generated by The Geysers, SCP’s existing local geothermal power plant.

Providers are anxiously waiting on formal confirmation from CMS that Employee Retention Credit payments should not be treated as a credit for cost-reporting purposes.

A card game so simple it has no rules at all is designed for people with dementia and their loved ones.

For people with dementia, social interactions can be vital in slowing the disease’s progression. But as a person’s condition worsens, finding enjoyable things to do together can be difficult.The two longtime friends from Chittenden County hope a new card game they’ve created will help.

An unprecedented workforce shortage spurred by the pandemic is continuing to severely impact nursing homes around the United States, and Colorado is no exception. We break down the numbers here.

The projected costs of meeting a possible nursing home staffing mandate have skyrocketed by $1.3 billion over the last five months, a report issued Thursday by accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen on behalf of the American Health Care Association found.

Data that puts operations and expenses in perspective is more critical than ever, with SNFs facing more competition for both patients and workers.

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. They 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.