Advocacy group calls for ‘radical’ overhaul of California’s ‘broken’ LTC system … OIG highlights nearly $3B in Medicare, Medicaid payment recoveries in report to Congress … Feds narrow...
Senior Care Centers files for bankruptcy
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
A troubled Dallas-based operator with more than 100 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities has filed for bankruptcy, hoping to get out from under the weight of lease costs.
A closer look at which nursing homes earned bonus payments and penalties from CMS
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
A new Kaiser Health News analysis reveals individual performances after last week’s announcement that only about 27% of the nation’s nursing homes are receiving a bonus payment for reducing hospital...
AHCA testimony: Move up infection control requirement in wake of viral outbreak that killed 11
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
The nation’s largest nursing home association is urging infection control policy changes in New Jersey as a means to prevent any further deadly viral outbreaks from occurring.
Researchers worry Medicare Advantage may be exerting wrong influence on SNFs
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
A new study out of Brown University takes a closer look at how private Medicare plans are attempting to influence which skilled nursing facilities patients use, and for how long.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Dec. 4
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
CMS considering nearly 40 quality measures for adoption … White House officials deny steering patients toward Medicare Advantage — email trail points otherwise … Poor sleep, missed meals, stress...
Betting on a deluxe hospitality mindset for skilled nursing
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 04, 2018
Maybe the key to excelling in today’s skilled nursing landscape lies in looking toward the best practices of restaurants and hotels, rather than your competitors. That’s at least part of the mindset...
CMS intensifying nursing home staffing oversight; providers say it won’t help
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 03, 2018
Following national furor over nursing home staffing levels, the federal government says it’s taking new actions to tighten its oversight. Industry advocates, meanwhile, say the changes won’t help.
Governor eyes 10% pay raise for long-term care facilities
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 03, 2018
Oregon long-term care providers could be the envy of their peers soon when it comes to pay raises. Operators there are hoping to nab a 10% pay hike after a budget proposal by the state’s top executive...
‘We’re dying a slow death here’: City devising ‘exit strategy’ for possible closure of nursing...
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 03, 2018
The Massachusetts skilled care industry has been beset with problems and it’s been especially evident at one county-owned nursing home.