Provider, charity helps Canadian Air Force veteran fly again
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 09, 2019
A provider and a charity team up to fulfill a Royal Canadian Air Force veteran’s dream of flying again.
Show them the money! Skilled nursing provider awards $36K to employees in essay contest
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2019
A Midwestern skilled nursing provider has put its money where its mouth is to celebrate a handful of employees and their writing skills.
Male applicants get $165K in discrimination lawsuit settlement
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2019
A provider accused of refusing to hire men and retaliating against an applicant will pay $165,000 to settle a federal gender-discrimination lawsuit.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 9
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2019
Lawmakers asked to support legislation that would end lockouts for in-house CNA training … New York state legislator: potential $246M Medicaid funding cut would ‘devastate’ residents, families …...
CMS to label cited nursing homes with ‘Do not proceed’ icon on Nursing Home Compare website
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
Federal officials will soon affix a bright red “stop” hand icon next to facilities that have received recent abuse citations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday afternoon.
Nursing home staff ‘acted quickly and appropriately’ following deadly assault
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
Staff members at a Massachusetts nursing home “acted quickly and appropriately” following a deadly assault that led to one resident’s death and another’s arrest over the weekend, according to Athena...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 8
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
CMS posts revisions to PDPM grouper package … Seniors skeptical of telemedicine despite growing acceptance, adoption among providers … Nursing home parent company, workers in dispute over healthcare...
CMS could release corrected PDPM grouper package Monday
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 06, 2019
A corrected version of the latest PDPM DLL Package (V1.0002 FINAL) could be made available to skilled nursing providers Monday, according to federal officials.
Three more Arkansas nursing homes placed under state control
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 06, 2019
A total of five nursing homes are now temporarily under state control after Arkansas officials expressed concerns about the facilities’ ability to pay staff members and provide for residents.
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 7
Oct 06, 2019
Nursing homes, assisted living facilities encouraged in journal to adopt ‘comfort feeding’ policies for residents with advanced dementia … Nation’s first block grant proposal could potentially...