CMS updates quality measures to align with coming MDS changes … CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch … US employers facing largest increase in healthcare costs in a...
Nursing home critics attack staffing cost argument, urge providers to come to the table
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2023
Federal officials and the public need more visibility into nursing home spending to determine whether their concerns about the cost of complying with a nationwide staffing mandate are justified, well-known...
New organization looks to elevate LTC wound care standards
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2023
A former Genesis HealthCare executive has launched a new national collaborative meant to educate long-term care professionals on all aspects of wound care and skin health.
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 21
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2023
State incorrectly allowed managed care denials in 50% of LTC, dental cases: OIG … Investigation into nursing home residents with mental illness accuses California of warehousing … Electronic health...
Nursing home sales a ‘symptom’ of poor quality: researchers
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 20, 2023
A new study finds nursing home ownership changes may be a symptom of poor nursing home quality, rather than the cause of it.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 20
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 20, 2023
Employees at defunct nursing home get billed thousands for COVID tests … CDC announces recommendations for upcoming respiratory illness season … Harvard study finds ideal sleeping temp for seniors
A slap in the face for LPNs who keep nursing homes running
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2023
There are about 175,000 LPNs working in nursing homes — critical staff members who might no longer fit into the SNF job market if the proposed staffing rule is finalized as currently written.
35-facility nursing home chain files for bankruptcy
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2023
A California company that operates 35 nursing homes in two states has filed for bankruptcy, making more real frequent warnings that financial pressure will soon lead to broad collapses across the sector.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 19
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2023
HHS finalizes rule easing seniors’ access to Medicare Savings Program … Fitch: More bad news ahead for life plan communities … Will new COVID vaccines get to those who need them most? … Lumbar...
Don’t underestimate first compliance challenge of proposed staffing rule: experts
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 18, 2023
First up is a significant overhaul of the existing skilled nursing facility assessment, one that would put it higher on a surveyor’s dashboard and underpin efforts to enforce new staffing requirements.