Risky affiliations could endanger Medicare, Medicaid participation under new CMS rule … Medicare spending projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2028 … Most dementia patients don’t receive diagnosis...
Theft allegation, embezzling
Sep 06, 2019
UTAH — Furniture, diapers, a barn door, landscaping materials and flowers for his wife were among the items former nursing home administrator Timothy Scott Claybaugh spent money on over the past two...
Legionnaires’ kills resident
Sep 06, 2019
CONNECTICUT – Apple Rehab, a nursing home in Rocky Hill, CT, was under investigation by the state Department of Public Health after a Legionnaires’ outbreak. Two residents were diagnosed with Legionnaires’...
Union calls for pay hike
Sep 06, 2019
RHODE ISLAND – The “Raise the Bar on Resident Care” report released by the District 1199 SEIU New England union demands legislative action for what the group calls a “resident care crisis in Rhode...
Grant enables mediation
Sep 06, 2019
MONTANA – The Montana Mediation Association (MtMA)has received a Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Grant to delay and possibly prevent resident discharges from Montana nursing homes. The $5,000 grant...
Illinois makes it simpler for ex-offenders to work
Sep 06, 2019
Illinois is attempting to make it easier for people with criminal records to get a job in the healthcare industry after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a new measure at the end of July. In Illinois,...
September Company Briefs
Sep 06, 2019
»CareWorx Fully Managed announced a partnership with Cliniconex, which offers a family engagement solution designed to return time to care through workflow automation. The goal is to make the Ottawa-based...
September IT Update
Sep 06, 2019
» Researchers at Columbia University developed a robotic cane equipped with wheels that tracks the stride of the user and provides stable support during walking. Published in IEEE Robotics and Automation...
Union, provider team up to deliver enrichment course
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 06, 2019
Certified nursing assistants are being reminded of why their work matters, thanks to an enrichment course offered by their union and nursing facility. Nursing staff at The Gardens at West Shore,...
Fall deadline still ‘on’ for some RoP rules
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 06, 2019
Though some provisions in phase three of the Requirements of Participation have been delayed for a year, there are still several critical aspects operators need to be prepared for by their November 28...