BREAKING: HHS announces $4.9 billion fund for skilled nursing pandemic efforts
By
James M. Berklan
May 22, 2020
Skilled nursing operators will receive nearly $5 billion in funding from the federal government to fight effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing home does not need Supreme Court intervention to avoid birth control mandate, feds say
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 06, 2014
The federal government defended the Affordable Care Act’s so-called “contraception mandate” Friday in a Supreme Court filing against a Catholic long-term care provider. The ACA requires...
A capital improvement: building a facility in Washington D.C.
By
Brett Bakshis
Jul 01, 2009
Architects and builders overcome troublesome zoning regulations to build a unique facility on one of Washington D.C.’s main thoroughfares
The Querencia at Barton Creek
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2008
A Texas facility thinks environmentally, even enlisting the help of its residents. Savings on energy costs are now on track to reach 15%
Ensign touts another record quarter, returns $23M in federal relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 30, 2020
The Ensign Group has returned another $23 million in federal coronavirus relief funding after achieving another “record quarter,” executives reported Thursday.
CPAP makers offer noninvasive alternatives to in-demand vents
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
Noninvasive ventilation therapy, such as that provided by CPAP machines, could offer care for critically ill COVID-19 patients who aren’t yet in need of ventilators, according to a series of white papers...
Nursing assistant fired for requesting post-hurricane help on Facebook
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Sep 26, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants earlier this month after she used social media to call for help for the facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, according to local reports.
BREAKING NEWS: CMS directing ‘immediate’ help to nursing homes in COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ areas
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Federal health authorities announced Friday that they will be sending nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots “immediate assistance.”
Changes to Five Star expected, providers fear lower ratings
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 12, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expected to unveil major changes to Nursing Home Compare today that could cause facilities to lose rating stars, according to industry sources.
Minnix: We have outdated beliefs about aging
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 30, 2015
The focus of aging services over the next decade should be redefining age, improving practices, innovating solutions and transforming policy, the leader of a top senior care association declared Wednesday.