Iowa’s nursing homes will share $15M in new state funding
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2023
Iowa’s state lawmakers have agreed to a $15 million increase in overall funding for nursing homes as part of a larger budget deal.
Nursing agency owes $260K for unpaid overtime
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 28, 2023
A nursing staffing agency has been fined more than $260,000 for incorrectly paying workers and denying them overtime.
Nursing home CEO supports union walkout
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 27, 2023
A worker walkout at Weinberg Campus in New York this week found an unusual ally: the nonprofit senior health community’s chief executive officer.
Washington nursing homes get 13.6 percent Medicaid boost — no strings attached
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Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 26, 2023
Washington state lawmakers have increased Medicaid funding for nursing homes by 13.6% over the next two years, but advocates say the additional resources won’t fully cover the cost of care
Labor ruling will embolden unions to pursue nursing home cases: experts
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 24, 2023
A federal labor board ruling could give employee unions more leverage in positioning themselves against nursing homes in negotiations organizing campaigns, labor attorneys said.
Nursing home sector’s ‘fragile’ future underscored by new survey
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 24, 2023
More than half of non-profit providers have had to decline patients being charged from hospitals since January, primarily due to workforce shortages, finds a new survey taken in Pennsylvania.
16 bills in healthcare package, but little to show for nursing homes
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 20, 2023
As lawmakers in Nebraska this week moved forward with 16 bills devoted to shoring up the state’s largely rural healthcare system, one sector went mostly unaddressed.
Iowa awards $13.5M to build healthcare career pipeline
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 19, 2023
The pool for potential nursing home workers in Iowa just grew by more than 300, thanks to state grants created to build a healthcare career pipeline.
Feds move to harden healthcare cyber targets with providers in ‘crosshairs’
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 18, 2023
Nursing homes have become a hot target of cyber criminals. Now operators don’t have to just wait and wonder if bad things are going to happen.
Nursing facility cuts fines by $200K after cleaning up discharge, emergency service practices
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 18, 2023
A central California nursing home has made enough improvements to staffing and operations to drop the fines levied by law enforcement agencies by $200,000 and wrap up a lawsuit brought by state regulators.