Despite major Medicaid boost, lack of staff still limits nursing home admissions
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 02, 2023
Months after a 17% Medicaid increase kicked in, hundreds of Pennsylvania nursing home beds remain empty because facilities can’t hire enough staff to provide care, a new survey finds.
OSHA workplace violence program could cost nursing homes tens of thousands at launch
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
The nation’s nursing homes can expect to spend a lot more — in excess of $177 million, to be more precise — on assessment and compliance costs under a possible new federal program designed to prevent...
Ohio’s new nursing home task force should back higher Medicaid rates, provider leaders urge
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
An Ohio task force created to determine how to improve nursing homes must look at improving reimbursement rates and ensuring “adequate” funding, said the facility representatives on its board.
State weighing ‘living wage’ for all nursing home workers
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
Companion bills moving through the Massachusetts House and Senate would require that MassHealth — the state’s Medicaid program — reimburse facilities enough to pay all employees a “living wage.”
Becerra visits nation’s largest public nursing home as it fights for recertification
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 28, 2023
A top US health official visited the nation’s largest publicly operated nursing home Friday, telling residents to “stay tuned” as they pleaded with him to keep the troubled facility open.
State’s nursing home staffing bonuses will reward even low performers
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 27, 2023
In a creative new reward plan being heralded nationwide by many providers, California will pay bonuses to all nursing homes that hire additional staff, reduce turnover, or improve the quality of care —...
Misconduct wipes out nurse aide’s accrued paid time off, court rules
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 24, 2023
A certified nursing assistant is not due payment for accrued paid time off because of the wage policy at the nursing home where she worked, a state appellate court ruled Wednesday.
Nursing home lawsuit: Management company diverted $1.8 million in COVID relief funds
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 24, 2023
Nursing homes can be attractive targets for prosecutors looking for COVID fraud, but aggressive enforcement policies may make it difficult for “good actors” to conduct business, legal observers cautioned...
Grassley demands answers from CMS on psychotropic drug investigations
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 23, 2023
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) is demanding to know why federal regulators find it a “burden” to audit nursing homes with a high rate of prescribing psychotropic drugs to residents.
Owner of collapsed Skyline chain close to plea agreement with federal prosecutors: report
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 22, 2023
The former head of a nursing home empire that grew quickly and crumbled even more quickly is close to reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors that would cover all pending criminal charges.