Experts: Hospitals should work directly with nursing homes to address infections
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 02, 2018
Hospitals have made much greater strides in cutting infection rates than their peers in the long-term care space and should work more closely with the latter to share know-how and better address the issues,...
Dementia and the emergency department can be a toxic combo, analysis says
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 14, 2018
The hospital emergency department can be a “chaotic” and toxic place for residents suffering from dementia. That’s why it’s all-the-more important for nursing homes to work closely...
Judge scolds prosecutors in Esformes record $1 billion fraud case, tosses key evidence
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 15, 2018
Federal prosecutors — aiming to take down the alleged perpetrator of one of the largest Medicare fraud schemes in history — may have been dealt a blow on Friday.
92-year-old vet donates $1M to help further nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 29, 2018
A Washington state assisted living resident is making a sizable donation to one university in the hopes of furthering the field of nursing home care.
Provider sues over delayed Medicaid pay
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 06, 2019
Fed up with slow-to-arrive Medicaid payments and a “dysfunctional” managed care system, one Arkansas provider has struck back. Its attorneys filed suit in late April against the state, aiming to halt...
Avoid performing CPR on a dead resident, earn an F-tag
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 22, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
There’s hope for better-performing SNFs that embrace change, but signs are ominous for continued poor-performers,...
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 08, 2018
A new snapshot of the skilled nursing industry finds that operators with a good track record should have abundant opportunities, as long as they embrace and engage in changes in the market.
Landlord LTC Properties doubts Senior Care Centers’ ability to emerge from bankruptcy as a viable entity,...
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 04, 2019
A California-based skilled nursing landlord says it suspects that Texas’ largest operator will not be able to come out of bankruptcy and is therefore actively looking for another tenant.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Nursing home industry leader snaps back at claims of ‘lax oversight’
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 18, 2019
One of the nursing home industry’s top leaders is firing back at a Washington Post opinion piece that alleged that SNF care is declining because of fewer regulations and lax oversight.