Skilled nursing CFOs less optimistic about ability to compete, remain pessimistic on Medicare Advantage
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 02, 2019
Seventy percent of skilled nursing chief financial officers are optimistic about their organizations’ ability to compete in their local post-acute care marketplaces, according to new insights from investment...
Watchdog says not enough nursing homes including emerging infectious diseases in emergency plans
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 01, 2022
A federal watchdog agency has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to update regulations and “make clear” that nursing homes must include emerging infectious diseases as a risk in...
Only 25 percent of operators believe they’ll survive financially through 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2021
Just a quarter of long-term care operators are confident they can last just a year or longer due to the financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American...
CMS to label cited nursing homes with ‘Do not proceed’ icon on Nursing Home Compare website
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 07, 2019
Federal officials will soon affix a bright red “stop” hand icon next to facilities that have received recent abuse citations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday afternoon.
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system...
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 8
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 08, 2022
Care issues halt planned sale of bankrupt nursing home chain … More federal scrutiny expected on Medicare prior authorizations … SNFs on path toward recovery but future uncertainty remains around occupancy...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 7
Nov 06, 2019
Kentucky Medicaid expansion effort likely moving forward following election … Weight could be linked to dementia risk … Authorities charge former nursing home employee after finding her with more than...
Also in the News for Monday, May 3
May 03, 2021
Resident advocates want COVID liability shield revoked for LTC providers … Anti-vaccine bill would mean permanent visitor restrictions for facilities, medical community warns … NY providers predict...
CMS to use staffing data to assess PPE needs; freezes star ratings
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2020
Providers’ staffing totals will be used to address their personal protective equipment needs during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new memo from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Also in the News for Thursday, Feb. 17
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2022
Operators must establish new career pathways, provide more flexibility to stabilize workforce: study … Proposal would require hospitals to be notified of nursing home closures … Financial services...