Empty beds, untenable staffing needs push the nation’s rural nursing homes closer to the brink
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2024
Like many of its skilled nursing neighbors in the Cornhusker State, Good Samaritan Society-Bloomfield is teetering between fulfilling its vital community role with special small-town flourishes and succumbing...
Also in the News for Monday, Jan. 8, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2024
Providers no longer need to report primary COVID vaccination series for staff … MediGap policies often stop unhappy MA beneficiaries from switching back to traditional Medicare … Athena to close Connecticut...
Outlook 2024: On staffing, operators say they’ll ‘find a way’ but agency boom, admission restrictions...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
More than half — 55% — of skilled nursing leaders say they would need to hire more agency staff if a proposed federal staffing mandate is enacted. That’s just one finding from the McKnight’s 2024...
Judge slashes punitive damages, throws out verdicts against two nursing home defendants in $19M case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
Two corporate defendants in a nursing home negligence case that netted plaintiffs a $19 million verdict have been found not liable following post-ruling motions, while a judge reduced punitive damages...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 5, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
Workers agree to 17-month contract with 4.54 to 24% raises … Senator calls for new enrollment period for some consumers who chose MA plans … New antibiotic shown to fight drug-resistant infections
State to reward providers for reducing agency nurse use
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Kimberly Marselas
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
Skilled nursing providers have been working hard to reduce agency dependency in the wake of the pandemic and rising labor costs.
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2024
New owners seek to convert Maine county’s last nursing home to assisted living, as Massachusetts health system swaps in hospital beds for SNF beds … Resident still missing after St. Louis nursing home’s...
New federal initiatives increase criminal enforcement concerns for nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2024
Already facing heightened regulatory pressure, skilled nursing operators could find themselves the subject of more criminal investigations in 2024 with the Biden administration ramping up efforts to investigate...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 3
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2024
‘Slow but continual recovery’ predicted for healthcare REITs: Fitch … New nursing home eviction rules go into effect in California … Ohio lapses revealed in latest OIG life emergency prep, infection...
Scrooged again: MA plans can’t escape criticism of clandestine coverage rules
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 02, 2024
If you were looking for someone deserving to be cast as Ebeneezer Scrooge this holiday season, Medicare Advantage insurers may have just locked up the audition (for this year and maybe future years too).