Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
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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.
Poor seniors less likely to survive nursing home after ICU stay
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Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Medicaid beneficiaries who receive ICU care while hospitalized are more likely to die in the year after discharge than their peers on private insurance — and the disparity is worst among those with a...
Powerful House subcommittee opens arms to nursing home providers’ suggestions for cutting ‘administrative...
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2018
Long-term care professionals took full advantage of an invitation to tell House leaders Tuesday how they could cut Medicare red tape and improve resident care.
CMS allows Maryland to roll out innovative all-payer model worth $1 billion at nursing homes, other settings
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2018
The continuation of Maryland’s all-payer model will allow the system to move beyond hospital walls to change the financial landscape of nursing homes, mental health facilities and other institutions.
Nursing home resident attacks staff member with spray meant for aggressive bears
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2018
Officials say a resident at a New Hampshire nursing home sent an employee to the hospital by spraying her with a product usually reserved for combative bears.
He ate how many?! Wesley scores with chicken-wing chomping contest
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
How did you celebrate National Nursing Home Week? Frank Caruso Jr. ate 105 chicken wings — imagine 52½ chickens’ worth — in one sitting.
Lawmakers seek $250 million infusion for geriatric services
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Tuesday seeks more than $50 million annually to address workforce training, clinical staffing and support service issues across the U.S., as the nation prepares...
Hospice provider settles massive case for $2.5 million, claiming documentation errors
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
Once accused of defrauding Medicare of $14 million in false claims in a single year, a Florida hospice provider has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve the allegations.
Union officials: Nursing home in bankruptcy raided by federal agents while residents watched
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Kimberly Marselas
May 23, 2018
Residents of a Connecticut nursing home that is already facing bankruptcy watched Tuesday as federal agents raided the facility’s administrative offices.
Supreme Court backs employers, arbitration over class-action claims
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Kimberly Marselas
May 22, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that private-sector companies may force employees to individually arbitrate alleged violations of federal labor law, rather than allowing them to seek class-action...