Healthcare unions have been dealt a defeat with the National Labor Relations Board ruling that nonmembers cannot be forced to pay for labor groups’ lobbying fees.
Landlord doubts Senior Care Centers’ chances at survival
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
A California-based skilled nursing landlord said it suspected that Texas’ largest operator would not be able to come out of bankruptcy and was therefore actively looking for another tenant.
Ensign names new CEO, COO
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
The Ensign Group announced in late February that Chief Operating Officer Barry Port will step into the role of CEO, effective May 30. Meanwhile, current chief Christopher Christensen has been appointed...
Ask the Nursing Expert: Cultural competence
Apr 04, 2019
At its core, cultural competence is the awareness of one’s own behaviors, beliefs, and biases.
Language barrier voids nursing home’s arbitration agreement, judge says
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 05, 2019
A California nursing facility cannot settle a dispute with a former patient through arbitration, despite her son signing the agreement, an appeals court ruled earlier this week.
Nursing facilities increasingly provide hospice care, report finds
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 05, 2019
More nursing homes are providing hospice care, but such services remain largely underused, a new LeadingAge report finds.
Also in the News for Friday, April 5
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 05, 2019
Former nursing home owner gets 18 months in prison for bank theft, tax evasion … States using Medicaid home- and community-based services to counter ‘historical bias’ toward skilled care … Mayo...
Nursing home creates fake passenger train to create real thrills for residents
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
A nursing home in the United Kingdom has created replica train passenger car in the hopes of giving its residents the excitement of a countryside ride, without leaving the premises.
Shorter skilled care stays tied to higher readmission risk, study finds
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
Nearly a quarter of all heart failure patients experiencing shorter stays in skilled nursing facilities are readmitted to hospitals within 30 days, researchers have found.
Life Care Centers of America says it has ‘taken seriously’ allegations of failure at its wastewater...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
National nursing home chain Life Care Centers of America has hired a new wastewater treatment system operator and made system upgrades, following allegations of improper disposal at one of its Massachusetts...