SNF operator ordered to pay $42K in back wages for OT, record keeping violations
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2019
Improper record keeping for overtime pay is costing a skilled nursing operator more than $42,000, the Department of Labor announced this week.
Residents with behavioral issues have higher hospitalization risk than those with Alzheimer’s, dementia:...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2019
An increased focus on avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents could be impacting some residents, a new study suggests.
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 24
Oct 23, 2019
Consumer alert icon goes live on Nursing Home Compare website despite provider pushback … Contact precautions don’t impact MRSA diagnoses in VA nursing home residents, study finds … MRIs can distinguish...
NFL players’ visit brings Titan joy to nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 23, 2019
The closest many people ever get to meeting and interacting with their favorite NFL players is by watching them on their televisions during game days. A group of nursing home residents, however, got a...
High-priority nursing home complaints likely to come under regulators’ spotlight quicker following...
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
The federal government and state survey agencies will likely place a heightened emphasis on high-priority complaints in nursing facilities and how soon they’re investigated based on newly released data...
Minimizing provider burden, increasing inclusivity believed to ease value-based payment pains for SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
Reducing provider burden and developing inclusive programs that specify their roles could go a long way in helping skilled nursing and other long-term and post-acute care providers implement value-based...
Feds warn company over unsubstantiated claims that cannabidiol products can treat Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2019
A Florida company that sells products with cannabidiol has been warned for “unsubstantiated claims” that its products could be used to treat several ailments, including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 23
Oct 22, 2019
Data submission deadline approaching for SNF Quality Reporting Program … New York Medicaid program could see $2.9 billion shortfall … Nebraska to redesign Medicaid methodology for nursing homes
Providers call on CMS to delay RoP Phase 3 requirements, citing ‘lack of guidance’
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2019
With little more than a month before some Phase 3 measures are set to take effect, providers are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to delay enforcement of all measures under the final...
Nurse staffing company to pay $2.75M to settle overtime wage dispute
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2019
Some providers might be leery about acquiring temporary nurses through a third party, following a $2.75 million settlement between healthcare workers and a travel nursing agency.