Nonprofit providers could be ravaged by a Republican tax plan winding its way through Congress, industry leaders said in November.
SNF specialization might help outcomes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility after trauma had lower odds of mortality when the facility had fewer beds per nurse, new research shows.
Many LTC nurses wonder if they belong, new study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 06, 2017
Long-term care nurses often feel isolated from the rest of the healthcare workforce, asking themselves, “Am I actually a nurse?”
A provider lesson in saying goodbye gracefully
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2017
I was impressed recently when I saw the press release announcing that Villa Healthcare was closing its Villa at River Parkway in Milwaukee in March.
CMS gives providers a mug with a gift card
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 28, 2017
Never have Rolling Stones’ lyrics come faster into my head than when I saw the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would give an 18-month enforcement delay for certain Phase 2 regulations.
When leaders leave
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 21, 2017
Diane Carter’s decision “was one of the toughest I’ve made,” she says.
‘Extenders’ package would repeal therapy caps, but SNF payment changes may be included
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 16, 2017
Skilled nursing providers found both good news and bad news Thursday in a House bipartisan agreement statement on a Medicare extender package.
Providers disturbed by GOP tax plan passed by House
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 16, 2017
LeadingAge said it was “profoundly disappointed” the House of Representatives passed a Republican tax plan that would eliminate medical expense deductions and lower the corporate income tax...
MedPAC executive director to step down after 15 years
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 16, 2017
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Executive Director Mark E. Miller, who has been at the organization since 2002, is leaving at the end of November.
Perceptions of stress impact our views on promotion
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 14, 2017
It would be unusual to find anyone working in the long-term care industry who wouldn’t regularly think of themselves as stressed.