Shutdown update: DC cuts off Medicaid payments, CMS confirms limited surveys
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 07, 2013
In a blow to Medicaid-certified long-term care providers in the nation’s capital, officials announced the District of Columbia would not make Medicaid payments during the federal government shutdown.
Only 25 percent of operators believe they’ll survive financially through 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2021
Just a quarter of long-term care operators are confident they can last just a year or longer due to the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American...
Penalty money funds person-centered care initiative for Georgia nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 12, 2018
A $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Georgia State Survey Agency will help nursing homes across the state better understand their residents’ needs and deliver...
Tweet personal stories to reduce patients’ vaccine hesitancy, study suggests
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Jun 13, 2022
Patients may be more likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when clinicians share personal vaccination stories on social media, investigators contend.
Providers just have to look for their bright spots
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
Long-term care operators have plenty of reasons to recoil and lick their wounds over the course of a year. But sometimes they need to seek the light and resist the “woe is us” mentality.
Nurses again rated tops, but you’d hardly know it
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2012
Sometimes long-term care nurses feel like step-sisters to their acute-care counterparts. Face it: Hospital nurses usually get the glory.
CMS to label cited nursing homes with ‘Do not proceed’ icon on Nursing Home Compare website
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
Federal officials will soon affix a bright red “stop” hand icon next to facilities that have received recent abuse citations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday afternoon.
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Jan. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 07, 2021
Certain antipsychotics linked to poorer cognition and function in Alzheimer’s study … CMS details 5 new scenarios that trigger infection control-focused surveys … Global investigation to explore...
Taking comfort
Jun 10, 2008
Only 17% of U.S. office chair users feel their office chair is very comfortable, according to a recent Harris Interactive online survey. Allsteel counters that its Acuity chair offers much-needed relief....
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 7
Nov 06, 2019
Kentucky Medicaid expansion effort likely moving forward following election … Weight could be linked to dementia risk … Authorities charge former nursing home employee after finding her with more than...