11/03/2026

PALTC News - October 28

Inconsistent Training Standards Challenge Assisted Living Workforce Quality: Study

McKnight's Senior Living
Assisted living direct care worker training is almost universal but highly inconsistent, making operator-led training standards ultimately drive care quality, compliance, and retention, according to the findings of a new study in JAMDA. Read more.

The Nursing Home Liability-Industrial Complex

McKnight's Long-Term Care News
According to this column by a longtime PALTmed member, we have built an entire infrastructure around nursing home liability. Plaintiff attorneys bring claims. Defense attorneys defend them. Insurance companies price risk and manage losses. Experts review records and provide opinions. Nursing home owners budget for premiums, deductibles, and settlements. That's why he believes there truly is a nursing home liability-industrial complex. Read more.

From Bedside to Statehouse: Why Physicians Can't Afford to Skip Advocacy

SNF This Podcast
This episode features PALTmed member Dr. Noah Marco, chief medical officer at Los Angeles Jewish Health and incoming president of the California Association of Long Term Care Medicine. Dr. Marco discusses why he's stuck with long-term care for 38 years and why advocacy is so important. Listen now.