White House reportedly reviewing final rule to reverse nursing home arbitration ban
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
The White House Office of Management and Budget is reportedly reviewing a final rule that would reverse a ban on pre-dispute arbitration clauses for nursing home operators.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 5
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
Long-term care construction costs climb, driven by tariffs, labor shortfalls … County officials unite against $10 nursing home purchaser … New bills boost SNF funding but also require increased staffing
Genesis looks to (literally) take veterans’ care to the next level
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
For Genesis HealthCare, caring for the country’s veterans of war is not just a small corporate d0-good to note during a year-end earnings call. Rather, it’s a strategic driver for the nation’s largest...
Report: Lack of services and supports driving seniors into nursing homes earlier than necessary
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A new Commonwealth Fund analysis contends that many older Americans are not receiving at home the long-term services and supports that they desperately need, and this failure is fueling more premature...
Provider wins False Claims decision, now must face claims that it retaliated against whistleblower
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A Tennessee provider must still face claims that it retaliating against a whistleblower, despite a judge tossing those original claims.
Survey lists nation’s best, worst states for nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A new analysis of Medicare data ranks the nation’s best states for nursing home care, according to organizers, and the last one to the party appears to have won the race.
Also in the News for Monday, Feb. 4
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
Senate passes bill to revise law allowing nursing homes to sue deceased residents’ families … Legislation aims to address closure crisis by giving SNFs 18 months to keep beds for relocation … Law...
CMS aims to ‘call out’ nursing homes publicly on resident safety
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 01, 2019
The federal government is eyeing possible changes to Nursing Home Compare to better capture patient safety concerns, a top official said Thursday.
Docs offer 3 solutions to patients being ‘rehabbed to death’ in nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 01, 2019
Three San Francisco-based clinicians are raising the red flag about dying patients being unnecessarily cycled back and forth between hospitals and nursing homes, and they have some ideas to fix the practice.
Study contends SNF nursing directors not keen on obtaining degrees, offers motivation
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 01, 2019
A new study attempts to understand why many skilled nursing facility leaders have little interest in obtaining an advanced degree — despite some proof that it improves patient care.