Connecticut official walks back $55M staffing mandate cost, offers no new estimate … Healthcare, senior living organizations signify ‘strong’ support for workforce act … Loneliness linked to older...
Massive cyber attack creates crushing billing burdens for skilled nursing; sparks efforts for payment...
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2024
A cyberattack that has shut down the nation’s largest healthcare billing clearinghouse and impacted dozens of related services for 10 days is delaying payments, threatening major cash flow issues for...
Also in the News for Friday, Mar. 1, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2024
Nursing home adopts 4-day work weeks for frontline nursing staff … Bill would establish federal grants for state ‘multisector plans for aging’ … CMS fines owners of abruptly closed St. Louis nursing...
Sabra sees ‘terrific opportunity ahead,’ looks to grow as SNF conditions stabilize
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 29, 2024
Sabra Health Care REIT is focused on revenue growth and acquisitions for 2024, though it’s unclear how much of the buying activity will come on the skilled nursing side, company leaders said on a...
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 29, 2024
Marquis Health’s new program takes memory care patients on a Journey … Iowa agency cap bill advances … Community seeks hospital intervention to save its only nursing home … Mini nurse academy teaches...
Advocates call for ACA-backed demonstration projects in nursing home sector
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2024
Patient advocates and nursing home operators intent on shifting the traditional approach to skilled nursing care should seize on a call for demonstration projects included in the Affordable Care Act, two...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2024
HHS one of several agencies unfunded as federal shutdown looms Friday… Maine providers launch ‘Who Will Care?’ campaign, seek $31M in new funding… Vendor claims, service stoppages threaten Comprehensive...
Court rejects nursing home immunity in pandemic-era cases that don’t evoke COVID
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
A Staten Island nursing home must face a pandemic-era negligence suit that does not allege COVID missteps alone but rather broader infection control lapses, a New York appeals court has ruled.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
Iowa lawmakers target $20 direct care minimum wage … Planned Minnesota nursing homes strike grows to a dozen facilities … 36 nursing home residents evacuated during West Virginia fire … Many older...
One state seeks to return polish to star ratings. How long will the rest take?
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 27, 2024
More ratings, relationships and payment incentives are tied to nursing home data than ever before, but that data also appears to be harder than just about ever to collect in a timely manner.