Nursing home administrators who can’t back up every minute of rehab therapy delivered in their building leave themselves open to auditing, an MDS 3.0 expert says.
Genesis facilitates Sun set with multimillion dollar deal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Genesis HealthCare agreed in June to purchase rival Sun Healthcare Group in a transaction that should close the second half of 2012.
Ciena SNFs are refinanced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Capital One Bank closed a five-year $29 million loan for Ciena Healthcare in July.
WV negligence lawsuit gets another day in the courtroom
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
A verdict against a nursing home of slightly over $90 million is being reconsidered in West Virginia due to a verdict-form error.
Residents sue SNF over staffing, safety
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Five residents of a for-profit California skilled nursing facility sued a Mariner Health Care Inc. facility in June, alleging inadequate staffing and an unsafe environment.
Optimistic man with plan
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
As the ranking Republican member on the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Bob Corker has witnessed firsthand the debates on antipsychotic legislation, long-term care financing and chronic illness.
A tip of the cowboy hat to a fictional assisted living portrayal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 31, 2012
I have found a positive portrayal of long-term care, and it’s in Dallas. Specifically, it’s in Dallas — in the pilot plot arc of J.R. Ewing.
ZPICs: Dangerous and ready to take down providers
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 24, 2012
Healthcare reform: No matter how much you may loathe it, there’s no way around how certain ideas, like pay for performance, aren’t going away.
New dental ideas have bite
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2012
I’m incredibly sympathetic to Medicaid beneficiaries struggling to find someone to work on their teeth, and long-term care facilities struggling to provide dental services to residents.
Kneed to know basis
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 10, 2012
What do professional athletes, teachers and healthcare workers have in common? In addition to being in professions with a lot of pressure, they’re all putting lots of pressure on their knees.