Washington Senate passes payroll tax to offset LTC costs … Bill would increase personal needs allowance for residents … Fugitive accused of $10.7M SNF fraud pleads guilty, faces up to 10 years
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
SNF workers say they’ll strike if $40M isn’t added to the state’s budget
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
About 2,500 skilled nursing facility workers from across Connecticut say they are prepared to go on strike, unless the governor adds millions into the budget for the field.
Providers testing multipronged offerings to improve dementia care
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Long-term care facilities across the country are trying outside-the-box methods to better address dementia and eradicate the fragmentation that patients and their families experience.
Also in the News for Wednesday, April 17
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Lawmakers propose ‘emergency task force’ to understand nursing home woes … Bill would require written consent of SNF patient’s family before giving antipsychotics … FDA alerts providers to temporary...
High schoolers help to preserve LTC residents’ precious memories
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
A seniors advocacy group is hoping to preserve the memories of lonely older adults, and it’s deploying an army of high school teens to aid in the effort.
CDC expert: ‘Revolution’ needed to address deadly fungus threat
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
What are busy nursing home leaders to make of a deadly, drug-resistant fungus outbreak that has now spread to a dozen states? Be ready for it, is the short answer from authorities.
Administrator directs CMS to conduct ‘comprehensive review’ of nursing home regulations
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
The top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Monday that she has directed the agency to undertake a “comprehensive review” of its regulations, guidelines and processes relate...
Ambulance service sues nursing home for $150,000 over non-emergency calls
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
An ambulance company is suing a Georgia nursing home, claiming that it repeatedly ignored warnings to more judiciously use its services.
Air mattress delayed, now nursing home can’t shake $1M arbitration award
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
A California nursing facility is being forced to pay $1 million after the delayed delivery of a special air mattress may have worsened a resident’s pressure ulcer, contributing to her eventual death.