HCR ManorCare, about to be sold to Quality Care Properties, is folded into second deal with ProMedica,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2018
Hospital operator ProMedica and Welltower Inc. are acquiring Quality Care Properties Inc. for nearly $2 billion, the companies announced late Wednesday.
Agency may conduct less than 40% of required nursing home surveys in Kansas this year
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2018
Many skilled nursing facilities in Kansas are going without annual inspections, with survey completions expected to remain below the 40% mark this year.
CMS developing direct-pay model to test on seniors, others
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced it is exploring a direct-provider contracting model. It is the first payment reform initiative to result from the agency innovation center’s...
Provider association: Clarification on SNF tax benefits ‘off to good start’
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2018
The nation’s largest skilled nursing association has asked for clarification on new federal tax policy, hoping the Office of Management and Budget will exclude for-profit skilled nursing providers...
Maine governor ignores voters’ ballots and will not expand Medicaid
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2018
Six months after Maine voters opted to expand the state Medicaid program through a ballot initiative, Gov. Paul LePage (R) is refusing to enact more coverage.
Eight months post-hurricane, 20 uprooted residents — and 5 staff members — finally celebrate return...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2018
As Hurricane Harvey bore down on the Gulf Coast last August, 90 long-term care residents from Rockport, TX, boarded charter buses and ambulances to make a trek to safety in the city of Bee Cave.
Not just a nursing home problem: Antipsychotic use increasing in elderly, community-dwelling dementia...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
While regulatory focus has pushed the use of antipsychotics lower in skilled nursing facilities recently, off-label use is rising among dementia patients living in assisted living and other community settings.
Genesis Healthcare will sell 51% stake in Chinese subsidiary
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
Genesis HealthCare announced Monday that it has agreed to sell a controlling stake of its Chinese subsidiary, GRS-HS, to Riswein Health Industry Investment Co.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 24
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
NPR correspondent outlines struggle to pay for Medicare-recipient mom’s rehab after ‘observation status’ … New York lawmakers holding hearings on long idle physician-assisted suicide...
After protecting 55 sites, Consulate Health Care looks to stay in business at another Florida SNF
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Fresh from negotiating an agreement that protects licenses at 55 of its 77 Florida facilities, Consulate Health Care is working to win back its right to provide skilled nursing services — and get paid...