Florida lawmakers propose nursing home Medicaid rate increases, higher personal allowance for residents … Oklahoma bill closes ‘loophole’ in nursing home background checks … Lack of resident...
CMS tightens guidance for nursing home dialysis providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2023
Federal officials on Wednesday updated guidance meant to improve the delivery of nursing home dialysis, a service many providers have been adding to attract new residents and improve quality of life for...
Nursing home unions flex muscle with staffing mandate ‘week of action’
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2023
Workers at nursing homes in New Jersey joined those in California and in several states in between activities meant to show support this week for a soon-to-be-proposed federal staffing minimum.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 23
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 23, 2023
Nursing home worker fired over inability to lift heavy objects: federal suit … After securing historic Medicaid increase last year, Pennsylvania providers underwhelmed with flat rate for 2024 … County...
Staffing shortages driving more public nursing homes to the precipice
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2023
Publicly owned nursing homes, often unable to increase revenue without the express consent of elected officials or taxpayer referendums, are finding themselves increasingly on the brink of collapse by...
Leaders’ ‘criminally catastrophic decisions’ cited in employees’ class action against veterans...
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2023
A new civil suit that could grow to include more than 80 employees accuses managers at a state-run veterans home of showing “deliberate indifference” toward the health and safety of the workers during...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 22
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2023
Candida auris cases tripled in 3 years … Congressional leaders press CMS over delay in reporting ‘bad actors’ access to patient data after breach …
Robust ownership data could drive healthier nursing home deals: study author
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2023
Greater insight into potential buyers is just one possible benefit of proposed rules that would make publicly available more information about private equity and real estate investment trust ownership...
Court blocks nursing home arbitration in unusual ruling
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2023
A nursing home can’t compel the adult child of a deceased resident into arbitration, even though the son signed admissions paperwork that included an arbitration agreement, the Arkansas Court of Appeals...
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 21
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2023
NY relaxes nursing home visitor guidance, among toughest in nation … CNA, nurse shortage leads Minnesota hospital to close skilled memory care facility … Hospital readmissions higher among Alzheimer’s,...