Most who collect long-term care insurance benefits not in nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
The evolving nature of long-term care insurance policies means fewer beneficiaries end up in nursing homes, according to an industry group that released a new claims analysis Friday.
Approving TP and hand soap purchases for broke public nursing home lands official in hot water
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Illinois’ troubled Champaign County Nursing Home racked up another $200,000 in debt in a single month and was down to its last eight rolls of toilet paper.
Florida-based Avante Group to sell nearly half its nursing homes in two-state deal with Sentosa Care
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2018
The Avante Group is planning to exit the North Carolina market and reduce its presence in Virginia, having reached a deal with New York-based Sentosa Care LLC for 10 skilled nursing facilities.
Without missing person report, cops picked up, dropped off nursing home resident who later died outside
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2018
Police in Ohio said this week that they gave a nursing home resident a ride and dropped him off at a gas station without ever knowing he was a dementia patient who had eloped.
Nursing home death of former Trump adviser’s father investigated as ‘suspicious’
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2018
State and local law enforcement officials are investigating the nursing home death of H.R. McMaster Sr., the father of former national security adviser H.R. McMaster Jr.
Ambulance cuts pave way for new ride providers in skilled nursing
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2018
With mounting financial pressure driving some private ambulance companies out of business, more ride-hailing operators are stepping into the vacuum and providing non-emergency transportation to and from...
EEOC sues PruittHealth for pregnancy discrimination
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2018
The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday it is suing PruittHealth-Raleigh for refusing to accommodate the pregnancy-related work restrictions of a certified nursing assistant...
Three Republican states considering Medicaid expansion as ballot decision
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2018
Organizers in Utah this week submitted enough signatures to get a Medicaid expansion question on the state’s November ballot.
Nursing homes may be targeted for turning away patients being treated for opioid addiction
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Federal investigators could begin cracking down on nursing facilities that refuse admission to patients being treated for opioid addiction, experts are warning.
Under-65 nursing home population grows in some states, putting new emphasis on mental health care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Though nursing facilities have traditionally been designed to treat the elderly, younger residents are using facilities more often — bringing with them fewer physical demands and more behavioral health...