Philadelphia nursing home settles $90,000 with government
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Haymarket Media
May 06, 2004
A Philadelphia nursing home settled $90,000 with the federal government for allegedly fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid for treating residents with diabetes. The 92-bed Brinton Manor Nursing Home,...
Genesis nursing home helps immortalize resident as an author
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Employees at one Delaware nursing home went well out of their way to help capture the life of an “extraordinary resident” who says she is technically 25 years old.
NeighborCare spurns second Omnicare bid
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Haymarket Media
Jun 29, 2005
NeighborCare Inc., one of the biggest long-term care pharmacies in the United States, has rejected a $32-a-share takeover bid from Omnicare, the largest.
7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers negotiating new contracts
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 17, 2013
A 150-person negotiating committee representing nearly 7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers met on Tuesday with representatives of major operators such as Golden Living, Genesis HealthCare, Reliant...
PETA asks nursing home residents to donate portion of stimulus checks
Jun 26, 2008
Five major nursing home chain owners received a solicitation this week from an organization that may be considered a horse of a different color: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known...
North America, Europe lead global nursing care market: analysis
Sep 22, 2015
High healthcare expenditures has put North America at the front of the global nursing care market, according to an analysis that projects into the next decade.
AHRQ to host webinar on fall prevention
Aug 07, 2014
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar on fall prevention in long-term care facilities on Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
NC nursing home reaches $35,000 settlement over charges it discriminated against disabled worker
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2014
A North Carolina long-term care company has reached a $35,000 settlement over charges that it discriminated against a cook/dietary aide with a physical impairment, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
High Court to hear SNF case
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to hear arguments in late February in a nursing home arbitration lawsuit that could alter the industry’s future, close observers said.
More programs drop out of Pioneer ACO pilot
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 29, 2014
The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program is now down to 19 programs, out of an original 32, worrying those who have pushed for skilled nursing facilities to embrace the concept.