$5M program puts CNAs at the center of expanded geriatric care network
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 11, 2024
The push to increase certified nursing assistant training and retention in long-term care got a boost this week in the form of a $5 million federal grant to Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University.
Also in the News for Friday, July 12, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2024
New KFF data illustrates growing reliance on immigrant RNs … Genworth launches first new LTC insurance model in 5 years … Report: STD infections grew fastest in older adults from 2020 to 2023 … Monthly...
Docs, therapists to see pay cut but caregivers score in ’25 physician pay rule
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
Doctors, therapists and others billing under the physician fee schedule would see an average 2.93% reduction in Medicare pay next year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed Wednesday.
Frustration, fury: Lawmakers renew push as new report skewers drug middlemen on pricing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
An interim report issued by federal officials this week excoriated pharmacy sales middlemen over business practices that have grossly inflated drug prices — and made it harder for long-term care pharmacists...
Grand Health Care settles with DOJ for $21M in rehab upcoding case
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2024
The Grand Health Care System and its 12 affiliated skilled nursing facilities will pay more than $21.3 million to settle allegations of therapy upcoding that involved a quota system for keeping billing...
Also in the News for Thursday, July 11, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2024
HHS proposes interoperability rule with two new sets of certification criteria … Harris poll shows healthcare workers still struggling with personal finances … Nursing home staff, deputies honored...
After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
Nursing Staff at continuing care retirement communities continue to enjoy significant pay increases and sign-on bonuses in 2024 — though a slight cooling of pay increases has carried over from 2023,...
LTSS increasingly expensive, with fewer guardrails and more demand to come: new KFF analysis
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 09, 2024
Increasingly expensive long-term services and supports should prompt serious questions about how to meet the needs of the aging US population, say the authors of a new KFF report on senior care trends.
Also in the News for Wednesday, July 10, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
FHCA awards $70K in scholarships to LTC staff … New state law allows RNs to work before passing licensing exam … One-third of Parkinson’s patients show cognitive symptoms shortly after diagnosis:...