Report finds web of related companies make Consulate-owned nursing homes appear ‘cash-strapped’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2018
A lengthy report by a Florida newspaper Thursday attempted to lift the veil on the inner workings of Consulate Health Care, the state’s largest nursing home provider.
Federal judge dismisses therapy whistleblower case, allows wrongful firing claim to continue
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2018
A federal judge has dismissed a nearly 3-year-old False Claims Act case against Trilogy Health Systems, but the whistleblower who made the original overbilling allegations will be allowed to pursue a related...
Senator calls for more opioid control in Medicare, Medicaid
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2018
U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (D-PA), this week criticized the limitations of a new Medicare and Medicaid opioid prescription-monitoring program set to start next year.
Budget woes force closure of long-term care psychiatric hospital with 14 remaining patients. Where will...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2018
A state-owned psychiatric hospital will close its long-term unit this summer, forcing state health officials to find new beds for 14 geriatric or brain-injured residents with long-term needs.
Hospital system invests $3M to bring more skilled nursing beds onto campus
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
Three floors of a Georgia hospital will be transformed into an 80-bed skilled nursing facility under a nearly $3 million plan approved by its board.
Researchers I.D. barriers to care as Alzheimer’s diagnoses in Latinos explode
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
It’s no shock that Alzheimer’s diagnoses are expected to rocket upward over the coming decades — but researchers say one group will bear an unfair share of the burden and may be the least...
A contracted nurse practitioner has been charged after allegedly being caught on camera while sexually assaulting a resident of the Massachusetts nursing home where he was working.
Georgian finally spends a day with her head in the clouds
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2018
At 87, Grace Royal was ready to sign her life away. Forget the risks. She wanted her long-awaited hot air balloon ride above the rolling countryside of coastal Georgia.
VA healthcare bill aims to give vets more access to private long-term care services
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Providers cheered the inclusion of long-term care and post-acute agreements in a major overhaul of veteran health care passed by the Senate this week.
Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Montana was hit with more than $277,000 in civil penalties after its Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown failed to meet federal documentation requirements related to mental illness care.