Nursing home faces second civil lawsuit in case of Pennsylvania’s ‘killer’ nurse … 155-bed facility down to 11 residents, will be third CT nursing home to close in months … Study highlights importance...
SCOTUS ruling lets disability rights ‘testers’ continue to ‘manufacture ADA litigation,’ for...
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 08, 2023
Individuals who have no plans to use disability services but still “test” standards to force compliance with federal disability law can continue to do so, the Supreme Court ruled this week.
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 8
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 08, 2023
Support, data, immigration reform necessary to address caregiver workforce shortage … Senate launches investigation into private equity health system investment … Lawmakers propose $62 million grant...
Nursing home survey processes to be pared back, new MDS items added in 2024: CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be testing truncated survey processes starting in 2024, part of an effort to make on-site inspections more efficient as the agency deals with multiple...
High stakes wait
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2023
Opponents and supporters of a federal nursing home staffing mandate flooded the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with nearly 47,000 letters during the rule’s formal comment period.
60 seconds with… Steve Landers, MD
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2023
I still say the workforce issues are the number one challenge, and one of the reasons they’re a big challenge is the demographics that we’re working with in our aging population.
Commission updates wound care guidance
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2023
The Joint Commission has issued new guidance on pressure injuries to better equip nursing home care staff and others.
The latest Resident Assessment Instrument manual may better guide decisions about how to code certain pressure ulcers.
Drama within deluge of CMS staffing mandate comments
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2023
After 60 days of public and often-heated debate, the formal comment period for one of the most controversial federal healthcare regulations ever proposed came to a close Nov. 6.
The introduction of a Senate bill intended to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate was met roundly with applause from providers...