ARKANSAS — Two Arkansas nursing homes and the federal government reached a deal to delay a rule that prohibits long-term care facilities from requiring residents to sign a binding arbitration agreement...
72 SNFs safely evacuated
Oct 18, 2019
FLORIDA —The state of Florida evacuated 72 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in late August in an effort to keep residents safe from Hurricane Dorian. Just four of the long-term care...
Esformes gets 20 years
Oct 18, 2019
FLORIDA — Long-term care businessman Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of running a $1.3 billion Medicare fraud scheme through his network of nursing homes. ...
Providers campaign to get CMS to ditch icon plans
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
The second-largest nursing home association in the U.S. is now urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to not implement plans to place a consumer alert icon next to facilities that have received...
Job seekers often unfit
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 17, 2019
More than 25,000 job applicants were deemed ineligible to work in long-term care through the federal background check program over the last two years. The nationwide number is estimated to be much higher....
Lawmakers want more awareness, screenings to decrease falls
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 16, 2019
More awareness and improved screenings could help prevent falls and falls-related injuries in seniors, according to a new report released by the U.S. Senate’s Special Committee on Aging this week.
SNF, hospital health information exchange doesn’t help reduce readmissions, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2019
Skilled nursing providers that used health information exchange access to patient records didn’t have a better chance of seeing reduced patient readmissions, according to new findings.
Risk assessments, profiles key to effective SNF compliance, experts say
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 14, 2019
Skilled nursing providers must base their compliance programs on an accurate risk profile in order for them to be effective, according to two experts.
Struggling SNFs could lead to new wave of closings, analysis finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2019
A declining median operating margin means more skilled nursing facilities — particularly poor performers — are entering an economic danger zone, according to the latest analysis from CliftonLarsonAllen.
Workplace violence prevention bill could cost providers billions: CBO
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 10, 2019
Nursing homes, hospitals and other healthcare providers could be forced to shell out billions of dollars in order to comply with a proposed federal bill aimed at protecting workers from violence at work.