Experts want methadone rules changed to help SNFs treat opioid dependency
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2019
Johns Hopkins University researchers are calling on the federal government to change its regulations on methadone doses in order to improve care for patients in skilled nursing facilities and hospitals...
CMS needs better abuse oversight for nursing homes: GAO
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 17, 2019
The Government Accountability Office alleges that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has yet to enforce several of its recommendations after a GAO report found oversight gaps in abuse reporting...
Federal hearing brings calls to get tougher on nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 14, 2019
The long-term care community responded following a federal hearing Thursday that featured calls for increased oversight of nursing homes to ensure quality standards are being met and prompted interest...
Agency ordered to pay $13.4M for submitting false Medicaid claims for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 14, 2019
The Louisiana Department of Health will spend more than $13 million to settle allegations that it used nursing homes and hospice care to submit false and inflated Medicaid claims.
Feds challenge California to improve oversight of nursing home emergency preparedness compliance
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 14, 2019
California nursing homes could face tougher scrutiny on its emergency preparedness after a federal report detailed compliance issues in several facilities.
November Company briefs
Nov 14, 2019
»PointClickCare is the newest partner in NIC Actual Rates Software, provided by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. The collaboration will supplement data and provide new analytic...
Generator rules being met
Nov 14, 2019
Florida — Most Florida nursing homes have now installed either permanent or temporary generators to comply with a new law, according to the head of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration....
Four facilities closing
Nov 14, 2019
Nebraska — Azria Health announced it’s closing four nursing homes in Nebraska due to poor financial performance. The nursing homes were set to close by the end of November. The closures will...
Gender pay lawsuit filed
Nov 14, 2019
Missouri — A suburban Kansas City nursing home is being accused of paying a female nurse less than two male nurses who performed the same jobs. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Citing eagerness from states, CMS announces plans to issue guidance on Medicaid block grants
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 13, 2019
The federal government will soon be issuing guidance for states considering Medicaid block grants and per capita cap programs — a move that could pave the way for more states to consider Medicaid block...