Golden Living fighting $1.8 million in back-vacation pay owed to employees
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Seeds from all over U.S. spring up at Kentucky nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2018
About 15 residents of Liberty Care and Rehabilitation in rural Casey County, Kentucky, have been busy prepping their two-year-old garden since early February, lettuce leaves and broccoli stalks already...
Hospital sinks $37 million into new nursing home that will operate like a hotel
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Kimberly Marselas
May 29, 2019
Orlando Health saw an opportunity to build its skilled nursing base after looking closely at its aging post-acute facility in Winter Garden, FL.
Welltower/ProMedica may be out as QCP courts another bidder
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2018
Quality Care Properties announced Tuesday it is investigating an acquisition proposal that “could reasonably be expected to lead to a ‘superior offer’ ” to one already on the table...
Rough journey and smooth brushstroke inspire nursing home portrait sessions
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2019
During her junior year of high school, America Ordonez stepped into Oak Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for the first time, armed with a camera, a sketch pad and a box full of paints. Almost a year...
Approving TP and hand soap purchases for broke public nursing home lands official in hot water
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Illinois’ troubled Champaign County Nursing Home racked up another $200,000 in debt in a single month and was down to its last eight rolls of toilet paper.
Advocates work behind scenes to stop, reshape staffing rule as finalization nears
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 16, 2024
Several nursing home advocacy organizations have met with the White House Office of Management and Budget in recent days, angling to change the proposed minimum staffing rule that could be issued in final...
BREAKING: CMS issues details on vaccine mandate’s end
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday afternoon issued a final rule lifting the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers by early August.
After protecting 55 sites, Consulate Health Care looks to stay in business at another Florida SNF
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Fresh from negotiating an agreement that protects licenses at 55 of its 77 Florida facilities, Consulate Health Care is working to win back its right to provide skilled nursing services — and get paid...
Ignite Medical gets hospital backing
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 10, 2019
Upscale rehab provider Ignite Medical Resorts and the University of Kansas Health System have partnered as owners of the revamped Kansas City Transitional Care Center. Now operating as Ignite Medical Resort,...