Providers praise move by CMS to suspend standard surveys for nursing homes for 3 weeks; inspection finds...
By
Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2020
Long-term care providers on Monday said they appreciate a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to limit surveys of nursing homes and other providers for a three-week period in the wake...
‘He was a good guy’: New Jersey nursing home administrator succumbs to COVID-19
By
Liza Berger
Mar 24, 2020
The long-term care community in New Jersey is still reeling after COVID-19 claimed one of its own last Thursday.
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Mar 12, 2020
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CMS to unify eight ‘Compare’ websites
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Liza Berger
Mar 04, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently said that it plans to combine and standardize its eight separate consumer-facing “Compare” websites, including Nursing Home Compare. Long-term...
Analysis: Providers push for 2020 lift of CNA lockout
By
Liza Berger
Mar 02, 2020
Other legislative priorities this year include reauthorization of the Elder Justice Act.
Joe Franco Jr.: Being part of the solution
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
Joe M. Franco Jr., LeadingAge, Vice President, Grassroots
Analysis: Providers adjust to the new world of PDPM
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
As landmark program begins, stakeholders now ask the question: What will the data show?
Transport rates for portable X-rays in peril for 11 states
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Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
Nursing home providers in 11 states and Washington, D.C., may have to send more residents to the hospital to undergo X-rays, if a change from a Medicare Administrative Contractor goes into effect this...
Parkinson to providers: Explore ‘exciting’ I-SNP options
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Liza Berger
Jan 20, 2020
All quality nursing home providers should review available options for taking part in institutional special needs plans (I-SNPs), a Medicare Advantage insurance model, says the leader of the largest association...
It’s not too late! Submissions for McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards due today
By
Liza Berger
Jan 08, 2020
Know an awesome woman leader in long-term care? How about one who is relatively new in the field but already making a splash? If you can answer yes to either — or both — of these questions, then...