End-of-life orders widely embraced by SNF residents, study finds
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Jul 12, 2016
Nearly half of all nursing home residents in California completed a form expressing their end-of-life wishes in 2011, showing the state’s widespread acceptance of the orders.
Former Golden Living contractor pleads guilty to $370,000 fraud
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Jul 05, 2016
A Virginia man hired by Golden Living to oversee construction projects at several facilities faces up to 30 years in prison for bilking the provider out of more than $370,000 in construction costs.
SNF will not have to bargain with union found ‘disruptive’
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Jul 04, 2016
A skilled nursing facility can refuse bargaining with its union after employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election, a court ruled in May.
Nasal mist flu vaccine ineffective, shouldn’t be used next flu season, CDC says
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Jun 24, 2016
A popular form of flu vaccine has been deemed ineffective by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
SNF will pay $28 million to settle fraud, neglect lawsuits
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Jun 24, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct from the facility’s owners and staff.
AHCA: Unified payment plan ‘viable’ but 3-day stay part needs work
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Jun 17, 2016
Recommendations to Congress concerning a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care are viable, a leading provider group said Wednesday.
MACPAC: Medicaid spending for long-term care ‘disproportionate’
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Jun 16, 2016
Medicaid spending on long-term care is disproportionate compared to the number of beneficiaries requiring it, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commision said Wednesday.
Unified post-acute payment system within reach, MedPAC tells Congress
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Jun 16, 2016
A unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care is well within reach, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission said Wednesday in a report to Congress.
One in five SNF residents experience abuse from other residents, study finds
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Jun 15, 2016
At least one in five seniors living in nursing homes has experienced some sort of resident-on-resident abuse, a new study finds.
Senators introduce second resolution to kill DOL ‘persuader’ rule
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Jun 14, 2016
Additional lawmakers are taking steps to quash a controversial Department of Labor rule that requires employers to report any relations they have with anti-union “persuaders.”