An unwelcome harbinger? Medicaid block grant proposal advances — in Tennessee
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
A long-standing Republican goal of converting the Medicaid program to block grants is moving forward, though at a much smaller scale than what’s being considered on Capitol Hill, for now.
FINAL DAY: Skilled nursing leaders converging to tackle wound care, capital concerns
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
Nursing facility leaders are gathering this morning on the web to hash out issues concerning two of the field’s most pressing concerns — wound care and seeking capital funding sources.
Also in the News for Thursday, March 28
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
CMS announces artificial intelligence challenge aimed at reducing skilled nursing, hospital admissions … Johns Hopkins shares its recipe for cooking up a preferred network of SNFs and other post-acute...
Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
Skilled nursing pros convene in one place today to tackle industry’s biggest challenges
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Months of preparations culminate this morning with the arrival of McKnight’s Online Expo. Attendees can earn up to five free CE credits over the next two days.
Study claims violence against long-term care staffers has been ‘normalized’
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Physical and verbal abuse against workers in long-term care have largely become normalized according to a new study by Canadian researchers.
New guidelines released for treating older adults with diabetes
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Using a more simplified medication regimen and tailoring glycemic targets for older adults with both diabetes and cognitive impairment are among new guidelines for providers to address the disease.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 27
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Audit: Officials needed to alert CDC sooner in Legionnaires’ outbreak that killed 12 at VA nursing home … New Jersey set to become eighth state to allow medically assisted suicide … State House approves...
Struggling to understand this latest ‘viral’ nursing home story
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
As a journalist, one should probably have a fairly firm grasp of what news items might catch fire and “go viral” across the interwebs. But as it turns out, this writer could, admittedly, using a little...
Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered $50M more from skilled nursing providers in 2018
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
The government collected more than $50 million in judgements from skilled nursing facilities in 2018, up dramatically from $1.8 million in the previous year, according to a new report.