Obesity soars among long-stay nursing home residents
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
The rate of obese nursing home residents jumped from 22% to 28% between 2005 and 2015, according to research presented at the 2018 American Geriatrics Society conference.
RN representation holds steady in nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
Despite an industry-wide push for staffing improvements, skilled nursing facilities did not reduce their reliance on nurse aides between 2014 and 2016, new federal data shows.
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...
Lawsuit: Dangerous lift transfers preceded woman’s deadly fall at nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
The family of a woman who died after falling while being transferred with a lift is suing her former nursing home for nearly $2.5 million.
Skyline’s implosion continues with Pennsylvania takeover
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has installed temporary management at nine nursing homes owned by Skyline Healthcare, the latest group to fall in the growing collapse of the New Jersey-based operator.
Graying Maine tops 2018 list of best places to be a nurse
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
Maine ranks as the best place to work for nurses in 2018, thanks to the state’s many job openings and aging population, according to WalletHub’s annual rankings.
Proposal would create long-term care benefit for Medicare beneficiaries
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) unveiled a bill on Wednesday that would create a new long-term care benefit for Medicare beneficiaries, who could use it — regardless of income or living arrangements.
New Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) driving questions about therapy
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Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2018
Providers on Tuesday began drilling down into the details of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new Patient Driven Payment Model, questioning how the 4-day-old reimbursement formula will...
Officer Oliver Davis — age 6 — gets tough on nursing home residents for being ‘too cute’
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2018
When Oliver Davis goes to visit his great-grandmother at Westchester Village of Lenexa, he comes bearing flowers — dozens and dozens of flowers.
Voters might get Medicaid brush-off in another state — if they put candidate in governor’s office
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2018
Following the lead of Maine’s governor, Idaho gubernatorial candidate Raul Labrador (R) has said he would consider working to overturn a voter-passed initiative if voters choose him as governor and...