For 2020 Census, onus could be on long-term care administrators
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2020
The arrival of the 2020 Census also means more work for administrations who will be responsible for ensuring residents are counted correctly during this year’s process.
Round 2? Echoing PDPM, home health agencies reportedly laying off therapists following PDGM’s implementation
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2020
Home health agencies are laying off employees and “aggressively “cutting physical, occupation and speech therapy services for patients in response to the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), according...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 4
Feb 03, 2020
Florida police make arrest in nursing home murder … Medicare could save $3 billion on insulin costs … Comment deadline nears for Georgia’s Medicaid waiver proposal
Push for CMS to withdraw costly Medicaid proposal intensifies
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2020
More long-term care providers are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw a Medicaid proposal that they say could hurt their supplemental payments and cut up to $50 billion...
Legal battles likely on the horizon for new block grant program, experts warn
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2020
The Trump administration may soon have to prepare for a legal battle following its announcement of an optional Medicaid block grant program for states, legal experts said.
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 3
Feb 03, 2020
Facility fined maximum amount for chronic understaffing issues … Nurse allegedly harassed with crude gestures and lewd food images gets $55K settlement with provider … CMS published the FY 2022...
Vacation 50+ years in the making
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 02, 2020
After spending 54 years with the same Alabama skilled nursing facility, clinical services director Jewell Garrett turned the page on the latest chapter in her life.
February FocusOn Briefs
Feb 02, 2020
Greystone refinances Long Island skilled nursing facility for $71.3 million; Berkadia secures over $57 million in SNF financings; Lancaster Pollard helps SNF obtain permanent financing
Reader Poll: Who is the most underappreciated segment of your facility?
Feb 02, 2020
Reader Poll: Who is the most underappreciated segment of your facility?
February Company Briefs
Feb 02, 2020
Lead to Conversion has created a new division to help senior care providers with website, SEO and other marketing tasks.