President Joe Biden made nursing home history March 1, when he included the sector in his first State of the Union address. Biden pledged a crackdown on private-equity investors and vowed tougher oversight.
Senator demands VA answers on oversight of state-run vets’ homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs has three weeks to deliver an accounting of the inspection and quality control processes it uses to assess a network of more than 150 state-run veterans homes.
LTC pharmacy pays $500K to resolve alleged controlled substance violations
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
A company that operates eight long-term care pharmacies with nursing home clients throughout the Northeast and Midwest agreed this week to pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations it mishandled controlled...
‘Dumping’ cases: Court rules patients can sue states if a nursing home refuses readmission
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2019
Medicaid-covered nursing home residents have a right to sue states that do not have a fair appeals process in the case of unwanted discharges, a federal court ruled last week.
It’s a starry night at 3rd Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards ceremony
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2021
The McKnight’s brands honored dozens of dedicated caregivers, industry trailblazers and a veritable Who’s Who list of influential veterans as part of their third annual Women of Distinction event.
House COVID panel spreads nursing home blame, looks to next pandemic
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Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
Three years after the height of the pandemic forever transformed nursing homes, a new Congressional panel took a stab Wednesday at finding someone to blame for deadly COVID-19 miscalculations.
Staffing relief ahead? House members launch new LTC caucus amid reform push
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2022
A new congressional caucus will focus on concerns specific to the long-term care sector, lawmakers and provider representatives announced at a briefing here Tuesday.
Nursing diversity improves … but slowly
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Though nursing’s ranks are becoming more diverse, there’s still much work to be done to make it reflective of the U.S. population.
Stop illegal, ‘exploitative’ admissions practices, feds warn nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 09, 2022
A federal regulator that rarely intervenes in nursing home practices on Thursday issued a strongly worded warning letter to nursing homes and collection agencies.
Sanuwave inks distribution deal for DFU treatment
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2019
Ametus Group will commercialize a novel treatment for diabetic foot ulcers developed by SANUWAVE Health Inc., moving the dermaPACE System into more markets faster than expected. Ametus Group has 50...