Medicaid spending up for seniors but who will bankroll coming growth?
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2023
Medicaid enrollees who used long-term services and supports had “disproportionately high” spending in 2020, but just 24% who utilized the benefit did so in an institutionalized setting, according to...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Aug. 15
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2023
Older, discharged COVID patients have double the risk of dying vs. flu patients: study … Private insurers denying coverage for new Alzheimer’s drugs … After turning away from skilled nursing, Invesque...
State high court keeps provider COVID immunity in play but further defines scope
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability.
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 14
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Low-level UV lights could keep senior care facilities COVID-free, researchers suggest … NH county plans to construct new, $120M nursing home … Delirium affected more older adults during pandemic, study...
HHS grants $100 million for nurses in programs to have limited impact on ailing SNF workforce
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
HHS late Thursday announced awards of $100 million to grow the nursing workforce through careers pipelines, additional faculty and specific resources for sectors outside post-acute care.
Picketing workers seek receiver for troubled nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
A union representing workers at a nursing home already under investigation for fraud are calling on the state to place the facility in receivership, alleging that the owners are revoking workers’ healthcare...
Nursing home group lowers worker claims and costs with leaner risk management approach
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
Nearly 200 nursing homes in Missouri saw their liability costs drop when they largely cut out the middleman to get help to injured employees more quickly.
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 11
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
Even with fewer loans being made, more nursing homes are delinquent … Eris variant spreading but CDC sees no major shift in US cases … Health facilities destroyed in deadly Hawaiian fires … Exercise...
Governor’s visit underscores new legislative attention on nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2023
A skilled nursing provider whose facility was the site of a victory tour for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz used the opportunity to ask for continued support for the sector and a permanent change to the state’s...
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 10
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2023
CCRC, SNF platforms ‘pillars of stability’ for NHI, execs say… State remains mum on which nursing homes violated staffing minimum and penalties assessed … COVID admissions are rising fastest in...