MASSACHUSETTS — Four nursing homes in the same county announced they would close by June, chased out of the state by a “reconfiguring” reform meant to improve the quality of care.
Breaking agency to boost speciality potential: Vivage’s Jay Moskowitz
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2023
Just a year after deciding not to renew 11 leases it held with Omega Healthcare Investors, Vivage Senior Living is moving forward with a merger it hopes will reinvigorate innovative programs across its...
On immigration, are these two unicorns or realists?
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2023
Govs. Eric Holcomb (IN) and Spencer Cox (UT), two Republican leaders in decidedly Republican states, swear they’re not unicorns.
As liability risk climbs, operators in some states face added consequences: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2023
Skilled nursing and senior living liability losses have accelerated in both frequency and total cost since 2016, with per-incident costs rising nearly 12% per-year in that time period, a new national benchmarking...
State threatens under-occupied facilities with another rate cut
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 02, 2023
A new bill threatens to cut administrative payments to Connecticut nursing homes that cannot maintain 90% occupancy, even as the national skilled nursing average hovers around 75%.
Nursing home wins right to arbitrate, but case reveals common agreement weakness
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2023
An Illinois nursing home can avoid a court battle over a personal injury claim, thanks to an appellate court’s finding that its contract “clearly” gave its arbitrator the right to decide which cases...
Nursing homes reimagine frontline roles, seek smoother regulatory pathways
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2023
In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.
Immigration reemerges as workforce solution in scattershot Senate hearing
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2023
An overwhelmed healthcare workforce, the implications of ongoing shortages and fears about a stressed pipeline took center stage during a Senate hearing Thursday.
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 17
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2023
Attorney General seeks authority to recover state funds from ‘seriously deficient’ nursing homes … CMS Proposes expanded mobility device coverage … AARP targets NY nursing home ombudsman program...
As CMS tightens vise on Medicare Advantage, providers argue for even more help
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
Forty-five days after proposing changes that attempt to rein in some of the most-criticized practices of Medicare Advantage plans, federal officials now must filter through nearly 1,000 formal comments.