Nursing home COVID deaths climb, but vaccinations move slowly upward too
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2023
Deaths of nursing home patients from COVID-19 climbed as vaccination rates hit new lows last month, according to an updated analysis by the AARP Public Policy Institute and the Scripps Gerontology Center.
Meet the providers who already would satisfy the nursing home staffing mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2023
There were few silver linings to be found In the nursing home staffing proposal earlier this year. But a detailed examination of the rule and continued review of federal data show there is reason to hope...
Are you a skilled nursing leader? Tell us your outlook for 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2023
Want to weigh in on the future of the skilled nursing sector and help shape news coverage for the year ahead? The 2024 McKnight’s Annual Outlook survey is now open!
Plenty of space and still a ‘tight squeeze’ for new construction in skilled nursing
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
Ciena Healthcare, owner and operator of 83 nursing homes in five states, is breaking into the healthcare “resort” category with the opening of a 95,000 square foot, $32 million building in the Detroit...
This year they’ll give you something to cry about
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
The holidays are here, and that means it’s time for the second-best advertising season of the year. Yes, I know it’s all consumerism designed to make me spend my hard-earned money, but I can’t help...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec. 13
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
Use of Medicare-covered cognitive assessments tripled over 4 years, but most patients still being missed … Washington nursing homes missed key life safety, emergency preparedness and infection control...
CMS: May take 3 years to finalize nursing home staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2023
Federal regulators concede it may take up to three years to finalize a proposed nursing home staffing rule, according to an extensive document that lays out administration rule-making plans for 2024 and...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 12
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2023
Nursing home employee bilks provider out of $100K in pay for hours never worked … Stunning Christmas light display at nursing home honors lost loved ones … Institutional support, face-to-face interactions...
Forced to work in a vacuum, MedPAC recommends another Medicare cut
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 11, 2023
A Congressional advisory group appears ready to recommend a 3% Medicare pay cut for nursing homes in 2025.
Are nursing homes headed for an 80% direct-spend rule?
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 11, 2023
A national union on Friday skewed comments made by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to imply federal regulators had proposed an 80% direct care spending requirement for the nursing home...