There is little that makes McKnight’s readers as defensive as publishing a story about racial disparities in long-term care. The comments often complain that access to care is complicated and shouldn’t...
Administrator salaries rising
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Nursing home administrators are averaging $119,197 in annual salary, nearly a 2.5% increase over last year, according to the “Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report 2015-2016.” Assistant administrators...
Medicaid termination doesn’t always cross state lines: OIG
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Twelve percent of providers terminated from a state Medicaid program continued participating in other states, a new government study has found.
Net gain for rural operators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities would become eligible for broadband services funding under a proposed Senate bill.
Profile: Tom Coble
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
At the end of February 1993, Tom Coble was working on offshore natural gas delivery in the Gulf of Mexico. By March 1, he was sitting behind a desk at a nursing home.
CAST expands latest telehealth matrix
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
More than 28 different telehealth products are included in the Center for Aging Services Technologies’ updated selection portfolio, including six new products.
Swallowing product is all the talk during industry contest
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
New speech therapy options could help long-term care residents struggling with swallowing or aphasia.
Senator asks GAO for Five-Star assessment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) is calling for the government to investigate Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System.
NOTICE Act signed; deadline next August
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
The Notice of Observation, Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE) will require hospitals to tell Medicare beneficiaries of their outpatient status within 36 hours, or, if sooner, upon...
‘Forest fires’: What’s your plan?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
Long-term care tends to ignore home- or community-based service technology and data mining, but the era of bundled payments, partnerships and accountable care mean it’s time to pay attention. Of...