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McKnights reports that [I]t was a respectable year for the long-term care industry, with many managers' salaries growing at or above standard market rates, according to a recently released survey of nursing home personnel. The national median for administrators saw a 3.6% pay bump; their assistants gained 4.3%. Directors of nursing experienced a 3.9% rate increase over the previous year. Assistant DONs weren't so fortunate, dropping 0.03% from last year's high-water mark. National median salaries for administrators topped out at $85,464, up from $82,400 last year. Assistant administrators, falling short of last year's incredible 10.8% leap, still mustered a median raise of $2,643, bringing them to an even $62,000 per annum. Directors of nursing reached the $75,000 mark, while their assistants actually lost ground, losing a median average of $22 from last year, and lowering them to $60,000. The report comes courtesy of the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service, in partnership with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, and the American Healthcare Association. For 31 years, HHCS has collected information from a wide array of nursing homes across the nation. This year, 2,135 homes responded to the survey.

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