Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announces NHT grants
Jul 19, 2017
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has awarded seven grants, for a total of $280,000, to seven Centers for Independent Living as part of its Quality of Life Nursing Home Transition program.
Nursing care occupancy dropped to 86.5% in second quarter
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Jul 13, 2017
The occupancy rate for nursing care properties fell to 86.5% in the second quarter of 2017, down .7% from the first quarter, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care reported Wednesday.
Kindred subsidiary moved non-terminal patients to hospice care, lawsuit claims
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Jul 13, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. affiliate Gentiva allegedly billed Medicare for hospice services unnecessarily, according to a whistleblower lawsuit unsealed on Monday.
Integra releases chair collection
Jul 12, 2017
Integra Inc. recently released its Summit Lounge chair collection.
Hospice providers to pay more than $13 million in string of kickback, FCA settlements
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Jul 10, 2017
Multiple hospice providers have agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle physician kickback and False Claims Act allegations, authorities said in separate announcements made Thursday.
SNF deals hit $500 million
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Jul 06, 2017
Transactions within the nursing care sector reached $500 million in the first quarter of 2017, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Family wins camera case
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James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health ruled against a provider recently in a closely watched case involving a surveillance camera in a resident room.
Winning ‘curb appeal’
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John Hall
Jul 06, 2017
Common area appearances are the valuable opportunity to entice and impress prospective clients and their family members both before and long after move-in
SNF occupancy to bottom out?
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Alyssa Salela
Jul 06, 2017
If current trends continue, occupancy rates in skilled nursing facilities could be headed to new lows this year, said analysts from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Value-based pay push ‘here to stay’ under new administration, CMS officials say
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Jul 05, 2017
Despite uncertainty surrounding the future of value-based care under President Donald Trump’s administration, initiatives focused on tying payment to quality will continue full steam ahead, according...