New report blasts nursing home citations, rate of abuse tags
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 20, 2024
An organization dedicated to helping seniors find care issued a report Tuesday raising alarm about the number of nursing home abuse citations in 2023, but senior care leaders say a more punitive approach...
High administrator turnover sinks nursing home margins, say researchers who look for regulators to intervene
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 02, 2024
High nursing home administrator turnover is linked to lower operating margins, according to the results of a new study. Compared to facilities with no turnover, facilities with one administrator turnover...
Facilities missing staffing requirements threatened with possible state admissions freeze
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 24, 2024
Lawmakers will have nursing home policy in their sights during the upcoming Connecticut legislative session, with one proposed provision threatening a two-week admissions freeze for facilities that fail...
State ‘confused’ nursing homes with early COVID directives, and also should fund them better, analysis...
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 15, 2024
The state government’s response to the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic left New Jersey nursing homes confused and without adequate supplies, according to a new independent analysis.
OIG to audit CMS oversight of state-contracted nursing home surveyors
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
A top federal watchdog will audit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ nursing home survey practices in 2024, according to a new report.
‘Historic’ as Florida nursing homes net largest Medicaid increase ever
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 12, 2024
Nursing homes in Florida can expect a record jump in Medicaid funding to kick in later this year, thanks to the fiscal year 2024-25 budget the state Legislature has passed.
Disadvantages, understaffing combine to ratchet up nursing homes’ antipsychotic reliance: study
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 25, 2024
Nursing homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to rely on antipsychotics, especially when understaffed, compared to those in more affluent areas, according to a new study in Jama Network...
New state staffing mandate the last straw for 137-year-old rural nursing home
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 17, 2023
After providing care in three different centuries, Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center is closing its doors due to regulatory and funding pressures.
Groups of US senators and attorneys general defend proposed staffing rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 09, 2023
Fifteen state attorneys general and 12 US senators have submitted separate group letters strongly supporting the proposed nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
‘Granny cam’ bill joins national trend toward greater nursing home room monitoring
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 25, 2024
Adding to what has become a national trend, Iowa’s state legislature has advanced a bill that would allow residents and their families to install cameras in nursing home rooms.