Ask the Payment Expert about … community structure
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Patricia Boyer
Aug 09, 2017
I’m concerned with the new megarule expenses and that maybe I need to rethink my need for skilled nursing beds. What are your thoughts?
Ask the Legal Expert about … background checks
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John Durso
Aug 09, 2017
We do background checks on new employees. But now there’s word we’ll be getting sued because a relatively new nurse aide allegedly improperly touched certain residents. How can we avoid a potentially...
Senators, consumer groups make final push to ditch nursing home arbitration clauses
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Aug 08, 2017
Long-term care consumer advocates and lawmakers heightened complaints Monday about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plan to allow binding arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts,...
Also in the News for Monday, July 31
Jul 31, 2017
Verbal abuse and intimidating behavior top list of healthcare workplace bullying incidents … Democrats propose legislation that would drop Medicare enrollment age to 50 … Dementia risk may...
Providers must ramp-up staff competency, fortify partnerships to reduce readmissions, expert says
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Jul 18, 2017
Providers must take a long look at their staff members’ competencies and how they communicate with acute-care partners to survive amid a regulatory environment that’s constantly ramping up...
Providers lament Senate bill keeps ‘draconian’ Medicaid cuts
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Jul 14, 2017
Long-term care provider groups expressed disappointment Thursday, lamenting that a revised version of Senate Republicans’ healthcare proposal maintained “draconian” provisions from its...
McKnight’s wins big in APEX awards
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Alyssa Salela
Jun 28, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has earned a Grand Award and four Awards of Excellence at the 29th annual Awards for Publication Excellence announced Tuesday.
Slain nursing home nurses to be honored on Memorial Day
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James M. Berklan
May 25, 2017
The National Association of Health Care Assistants is asking fellow long-term care professionals to observe a moment of silence on Memorial Day to recognize “sisters in service who were killed so...
McKnight’s scores four national Azbee awards for news, commentary
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May 19, 2017
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has won four national awards in the 2017 American Society of Business Publication Editors competition. They were presented Thursday in St. Petersburg, FL.
Reader Poll: How do you handle conflict between staff members?
May 06, 2017
“We get out the ruler. We’re kidding! We try to get them to talk to each other and listen to each other. You have to meet them where they are. The last thing they want us to do is bring God...