After posting $23.7 million Q4 loss, new CEO at troubled provider Five Star details turnaround plan … HCR ManorCare parent company ProMedica ends 2018 with $70M net loss … Senate gives green light...
Nursing homes get into the Mardi Gras spirit
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
Long-term care providers across the country are going the extra mile to celebrate Fat Tuesday and the rest of Mardi Gras festivities with their residents this week.
Changes to SNF inspections, staffing requirements and new quality measures coming in April, CMS says
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
The federal government is further tightening the screws on regulation of nursing home staffing and quality, with a big shakeup starting as soon as next month.
Feds issue new guidance on Immediate Jeopardy penalties on eve of Senate hearing exploring nursing home...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
With one of its top officials set to testify before the Senate today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made a pre-emptive strike to show that it’s addressing nursing home safety concerns.
New analysis helps providers prep for PDPM, highlights 3 key attributes of nursing homes that excel in...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
Many skilled nursing operators are not prepared for the industry’s upcoming payment model switch, but a new analysis shares some key tips to close that knowledge gap.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 6
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
CDC updates report on key long-term care facility characteristics … Nursing home advocates push back against killing certificate of needs rule … A ‘long-term care crisis’: Researchers explore whether...
Still waiting for the righteous indignation about this side of the nursing home industry
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
Both nursing home and resident advocates will be eagerly watching Wednesday, as the powerful Senate Finance Committee launches an investigation into cases of abuse that have occurred at facilities in recent...
New York Times details epidemic of nursing home closures across rural America
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
A prominent front-page story in Monday’s New York Times confirms what many industry insiders have dreaded for years: Rural nursing homes hanging on by a thread are closing in waves across the country.
Labor Board strikes blow to unions, ruling that nonmembers can’t be forced to pay for lobbying expenses
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
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.
Execs praised, board accused of meddling as both flee facility where disabled woman gave surprise birth
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 05, 2019
A wave of firings and resignations has hit the troubled Phoenix nursing facility where a patient was raped last year and unexpectedly gave birth in December.