Feds’ value-based changes present ‘long overdue’ opening for SNFs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2023
Payment and quality experts on Wednesday described extensive changes proposed for skilled nursing’s value-based purchasing program as “long overdue” and a way to “reset the playing field.”
Government forecast predicts steep climb in nursing home costs for next two years
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2023
National spending on care in nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities is projected to increase by at least 5% annually this year and next, before falling back slightly for the rest of the...
Also in the News for Thursday, April 6
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 06, 2023
Supreme Court denies emergency relief to former nursing home owner Philip Esformes … California nurses push for workers’ comp coverage for back pain, MRSA and more … $300 million database project...
Curry named Guardian Healthcare COO
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
Denise Curry has been appointed chief operations officer of Guardian Healthcare, operator of 35 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Excitement over 3.7 percent SNF pay raise offset by staffing, quality measure uncertainty
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
Providers reacted with cautious optimism Tuesday to a proposed nursing home pay rule that offers operators a 3.7% Medicare Part A raise for fiscal 2024 without yet imposing promised new stringent staffing...
In blow to providers, federal judge rules RNs not required on all survey teams
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
A 10-year-old case that started over a bowl of spilt soup has led to a sweeping confirmation that state survey teams do not have to include registered nurses when investigating complaints or monitoring...
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 5
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2023
HUD, CMS key in forging ‘total redesign’ of nursing homes: consumer advocate … Merger of Good Samaritan Society, Ebenezer parent organizations delayed again … Nursing home staffing mandate may...
BREAKING: CMS proposes 3.7 percent nursing homes pay boost; no details on staffing minimum
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday proposed a 3.7% pay hike for nursing homes but declined to issue a staffing minimum as part of its annual payment rule proposal. The agency said it...
CMS: Lapses in infection control, vaccine compliance to garner ‘aggressive’ enforcement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2023
Federal regulators have quietly put in place new, stricter enforcement measures for nursing homes that struggle to meet infection control and vaccine immunization requirements for residents and staff.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2023
Connecticut nursing home files petition to close after 50 years … Backlogged state investigations allowed nurse suspected of drug diversion to take another nursing home job … Federal guardianship bill...