Nursing homes to get rare break from feds on reporting requirements
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2023
Nursing home operators are used to facing increasingly complex reporting requirements, so it comes as no small delight to them that officials could soon be dialing back on what’s mandated.
ACHCA convocation and expo starts April 24 in Baltimore
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 31, 2023
The annual ACHCA convocation and expo will take place April 24-27 in Baltimore.
NIC spring conference registration underway
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 19, 2024
Registration for the NIC spring conference taking place March 5-7 in Dallas is underway.
McKnight’s 17th annual Spring Online Expo March 22
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 03, 2023
The 17th annual spring edition of the McKnight’s Online Expo will take place March 22 and offer the chance to earn three free CE credits.
Providers find few silver linings, stew over minimum staffing demands
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
The initial jolt of the newly proposed nursing home staffing mandate has softened little over the long holiday weekend and now those tasked with making it work — providers — are coming to grips with...
Staffing rule could bring system ‘collapse,’ providers say, but CMS stands firm
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 27, 2023
Nursing homes’ leading lobbying organization unloaded a full, research-backed attack on the viability of the White House’s proposed staffing mandate Tuesday. But the administration was unmoved, and...
CMS makes 60 changes to finalize new MDS playbook
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 25, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final version of the new Resident Assessment Instrument manual Thursday .
LTC medical directors conference hits March 9
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 24, 2023
PALTC23, the annual meeting of the medical directors association for long-term and post-acute care medical directors, will take place March 9-12 in Tampa.
PALTC annual conference kicks off March 9 in San Antonio
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 02, 2024
The annual conference for the association dedicated to medical directors in post-acute and long-term care runs March 9-11 in San Antonio.
BREAKING: CMS nursing home staffing mandate in question after study leaks
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2023
The accidental online posting Tuesday afternoon of a study commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seems to indicate that the White House’s grand plans for a first-ever nursing home...