Court upholds $5.75 million verdict against former nursing home officers, board members
By
McKnight's Staff
May 24, 2013
A $5.75 million verdict will stand and there will be no new trial in the case against officers and board members of a former Pennsylvania nursing home, a federal judge recently ruled.
Obama deficit-cutting speech cites nursing home care
Apr 14, 2011
President Obama outlined his plan Wednesday to cut the nation’s deficit by $4 trillion in 12 years but also vowed to preserve entitlement programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
Alabama high court upholds nursing home arbitration agreement that daughter signed
Apr 14, 2010
The Alabama Supreme Court recently ordered the estate of a woman injured during her stay at a nursing home to settle its dispute through arbitration. It determined that the woman “passively permitted”...
Titanic survivor sells mementos to pay for nursing home costs
Oct 20, 2008
A 96-year-old survivor of the infamous Titanic ship is selling memorabilia from the trip to pay her nursing home bills.
Proposed legislation would regulate use of antipsychotics in nursing home residents
By
McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
A proposed bill would require nursing home staff to obtain informed consent from a resident or their legally designated representative acknowledging the potential risks and side effects associated with...
Ruling on nursing home arbitration shows the fine print counts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
Signing on the dotted line counts in arbitration cases, even if the text explaining that arbitration is voluntary isn’t in bold print.
CMS to delay MDS 3.0 because of worries over system updates
Mar 05, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is planning to delay the implementation of Minimum Data Set 3.0 for one year because of concerns that there is not enough time to adequately prepare systems...
Card-check, Silver Alert bills introduced in Congress
Mar 11, 2009
Senators and representatives on Tuesday introduced the controversial Employee Free Choice Act, also known as union card-check legislation. Several long-term care groups immediately issued statements against...
102-year-old nursing home resident most likely won’t be tried for murder, facility faces allegation
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 24, 2014
A 102-year-old woman faces a second-degree murder charge after allegedly killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home about five years ago.
Counties are only liable for poor nursing home care caused by municipal policies, judge rules
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 27, 2013
Even if county nursing home workers provide poor care, the county is not liable unless the employees are executing an official policy, a federal judge in Pennsylvania recently ruled, providing a victory...