This year’s flu vaccine is performing well, but deaths are still high … Expert: Seniors’ health costs may be moderating, but need for LTC still growing … Providers rally against $225M slash to...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 24
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 24, 2018
LeadingAge launches new Center for Managed Care Solutions & Innovations … Study finds common use of antipsychotics ineffective for delirium … Administrator apologizes for not immediately informing...
High Court hears nursing home free-speech case stemming from dispute with Wilkes and McHugh law firm
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 23, 2019
The Georgia Supreme Court was set to hear arguments Tuesday on whether a law firm’s allegedly misleading ads about three nursing homes are protected by freedom of speech provisions.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Dec. 19
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
CMS announces plans for new regulatory reform office … SNF operators paying nearly $250,000 to settle discrimination claims … Lawsuit contends Medicaid waitlists violate disabilities act, force elderly...
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...
Nursing home preparations in overdrive after deadly hurricane season
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 24, 2018
Thousands of healthcare providers are in full-scale prep mode as the one-year anniversary of a storm that led to the deaths of a dozen residents at one Florida nursing home quickly approaches.
Researchers identify key characteristics of hospitals’ preferred skilled nursing partners
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 20, 2018
With the advent of bundled payment programs and accountable care organizations, hospitals are forming tighter bonds with skilled nursing facilities across the country. But are these “preferred providers”...
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 28
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 28, 2019
Legislators renew efforts to change tort laws in state, aiming to limit future legal damages … Senator says bill could be game changer for Texas’ struggling nursing homes … South Dakota legislators...
Staffing emphasized more in new nursing home rankings from U.S. News and World Report
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 30, 2018
U.S. News & World Report today unveiled its rankings of the nation’s best nursing homes, with 2,975 earning top honors.
CMS drops value-based purchasing data, showing 27% of nursing homes got ‘bonus’ pay
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 29, 2018
The federal government dropped new data into the Nursing Home Compare consumer-focused website on Wednesday, giving facilities their first real chance to see how they measure up against their peers across...