Still fighting $90 million verdict, HCR ManorCare settles a second negligence lawsuit in West Virginia
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 11, 2013
Following a $90 million verdict against one HCR ManorCare nursing home in West Virginia, a different company facility in the state recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit under confidential terms. The...
Ruling: State courts cannot treat nursing home arbitration agreements differently than other contracts
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 10, 2013
State courts do not have the authority to categorize nursing home arbitration agreements differently than other contracts, the New Mexico Supreme Court recently ruled. The decision sets up a fight over...
Limits on nursing home telemedicine will stand, CMS announces
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 10, 2013
Medicare will continue to reimburse only one telehealth visit per month for skilled nursing facility residents, according to a recent proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The...
HIV patients living longer, requiring different care from LTC providers, report says
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 09, 2013
Healthcare providers should offer testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in older adults and adjust care for those who have the disease, a new study reports.
Nursing home operators should act decisively to take advantage of employer mandate delay, expert advises
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2013
Nursing home advocates cheered the Obama administration’s recent decision to delay implementing a key part of the Affordable Care Act, and a legal expert said operators must seize this opportunity...
‘Scary’ front-page story gave scant attention to benefits of long-term care insurance, industry...
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2013
Long-term care insurance has benefited policyholders more than a recent Wall Street Journal front-page story indicates, according to the nation’s largest LTC insurance trade group.
Misleading data on SNF margins threatens fruitful payment reform, Parkinson warns lawmakers
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 03, 2013
Lawmakers may have an inaccurate understanding of skilled nursing facility margins based on outdated and partial information, the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home organization is cautioning....
Dozens of Alzheimer’s care workers face more than 70 charges related to abuse and neglect
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 03, 2013
More than 20 current and former workers at a Georgia Alzheimer’s care facility face numerous criminal charges following a three-month investigation, the state’s Bureau of Investigation announced...
Management companies spared in suit
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Nursing home management agreements may run afoul of federal law, but it’s hard to argue that having a third-party manager hurts resident care. This was the message from Judge Jon S. Tigar, who recently...
Court tosses out citation for runny eggs, limits surveyors
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Slapped with an Immediate Jeopardy citation for serving undercooked eggs to residents, a nursing home took its defense to a federal appeals court — and won. The court staked out limits on how government...