Creating unity for positive change in nursing homes
By
Michelle Arnot
Nov 13, 2023
Federal regulators’ recently proposed rule on nursing home minimum staffing standards seems to have exacerbated the divisiveness among the various stakeholders in the aging services field. In an...
These practical, effective strategies will protect your LTC residents against rising COVID-19 threats
By
Buffy Lloyd-Krejci, DrPH, CIC
Nov 09, 2023
This fall, flu isn’t the only communicable, infectious disease that long-term care facilities are worried about. COVID-19 — now endemic in our population — is also a looming threat, with all signs...
Whistleblower loses appeal to pocket more of $45M nursing home settlement
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 09, 2023
A nursing home whistleblower who prevailed in a $45 million case against the facilities’ owners lost his appeal when the government rejected his argument that the judgment wasn’t big enough.
Ask the payment expert … about appealing Medicare repayments
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Nov 07, 2023
Q: My facility is going through a Medicare UPIC review and received several denials followed by a demand letter requiring repayment. What are options for appealing and paying?
Also in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 7
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2023
Small Business Administration says CMS may have underestimated costs of staffing rule for small entities, urges regulatory reconsideration … Skilled nursing occupancy increased in August: NIC … Dems...
Only 3 days left to get those winning Pinnacle Awards nominations in!
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 03, 2023
You have less than three days to finish your nomination in the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards program. The final deadline i midnight Sunday (Nov. 5),
15 governors tell Biden ‘unrealistic’ staffing rule would unravel state efforts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2023
A group of 15 Republican governors this week urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the federal staffing mandate his administration has proposed for the nation’s 15,000 nursing homes.
Lisa McCracken: Sense-making in senior living
By
Kimberly Hartley
Nov 02, 2023
Shop-talk is bound to come up in the McCracken household at the New Jersey shore. Longtime, long-term care experts Lisa and Jim owe their relationship to the senior living industry, after all.
After sinking $400M into skilled care, Welltower exec says more ‘creative’ opportunities in the pipeline
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2023
Welltower has spent more than $400 million on long-term and post-acute care investments so far in 2023, while also experiencing a 5.3% increase in net operating income across such properties it has held...
Nursing home shortages ‘biggest public policy issue’ for state, nation: Virginia provider exec
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2023
As the threat of a federal mandate inches closer to reality, nursing homes in Virginia are reporting major difficulties finding qualified staff.