Push to end lockouts of certified aide training gains bipartisan support
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
Nursing home lobbying groups scored a victory last week with the introduction of a bipartisan bill to kill “rigid provisions” they say are handcuffing the industry’s ability to improve staffing.
Big changes coming for nursing homes with new hazardous waste rule, experts say
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
Nursing homes are going to need a crash course in the disposal of hazardous materials following a recent law change.
Nursing home employees indicted for involuntary manslaughter after patient’s death from bedsores
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
The Ohio attorney general has indicted seven former Columbus nursing facility workers on dozens of charges following a patient’s 2017 death from bedsores.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 19
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
This year’s flu vaccine is performing well, but deaths are still high … Expert: Seniors’ health costs may be moderating, but need for LTC still growing … Providers rally against $225M slash to...
CMS changes PDPM website, says new RAI manual to be delivered early
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 15, 2019
After receiving a barrage of feedback, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its new website for the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and touting a quick release for a much-anticipated...
CareTrust sees SNF market heating up, plans $300M in new deals
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 15, 2019
Add another big-name player to the list of experts believing that the skilled nursing real estate market is heating up.
Medicare for more: Senators pushing to expand coverage to 50-year-olds
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 15, 2019
Lawmakers hoping to dive into the idea of “Medicare for all” dipped their toes in uncertain waters by unveiling slightly less ambitious new legislation Wednesday.
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 15
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 15, 2019
Feds launch new payment model to improve Medicare ambulance services … Granny cam legislation approved by Minnesota Senate panel … CMS releases new insights into upcoming PDPM adoption
Welltower says it’s ‘gaining confidence’ in post-acute space
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
While some landlords have significantly scaled back or squashed their involvement in skilled care, Welltower said Tuesday it’s taking a different approach.
Former SNF mogul ‘sold his patients like cattle,’ jurors told
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 14, 2019
One of the biggest Medicare fraud cases in history is underway this week as former Miami businessman Philip Esformes is judged by a jury.