CMS considered prohibiting binding arbitration entirely, seeks comments
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Jul 21, 2015
Facilities that present binding arbitration agreements to residents must ensure the residents fully understand the agreement, according to a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
McKnight’s Newsmaker Video: Golden Living taking important quality steps, CEO says
Oct 14, 2009
Golden Living is moving toward a more fully integrated, patient-centric company, Dr. Neil Kurtz, president and CEO of the nursing home chain, told McKnight’s.
Survey reveals causes of burnout among U.S. nurses, areas for improvement
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2021
Fully two-thirds of nurses are now considering leaving the profession, a survey released earlier this month from staffing firm Cross Country Healthcare has found.
Residents’ lack of energy may signal malnutrition; full assessment advised
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 10, 2021
In a study of 13 nursing homes, fully 43% of residents reported that they lacked energy, and 12% were malnourished. The two problems were significantly linked, investigators say.
Payment, quality results still top focus for AHCA following ‘shock’ of election
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Emily Mongan
Nov 30, 2016
The American Health Care Association will maintain its focus on preserving reimbursement streams for providers in the wake of election results that “nobody fully anticipated,” an executive...
In breakthrough, feds OK nursing home visits, group dining and activities; update infection control guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 28, 2021
After nearly a year in lockdown, nursing home residents can participate in indoor visitation, communal dining and group activities — with exceptions, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced...
Unvaccinated workers at nursing homes could be replaced by National Guard, official says
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Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2021
New York officials plan to turn to the National Guard to help keep nursing homes fully staffed after the state’s broad vaccine mandate kicked in for healthcare workers Monday.
Trio is trouble in assisted living: Risky neuro drug combos too common, dementia expert says
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2021
Fully one in seven people with dementia who do not live in nursing homes are taking at least three drugs that act on the central nervous system — beyond the advised limit, a new study finds.
COVID-19 hospitalization rates 30 times higher in the unvaccinated, CDC finds
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 26, 2021
Despite the known effectiveness of U.S.-sanctioned COVID-19 vaccines, some fully vaccinated individuals will still become infected. But their unvaccinated peers have five times the risk of infection and...
Database of disciplined nurses still off-limits to nursing homes and hospitals
Sep 04, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services over the years has kept hidden from nursing homes and hospitals a database of nurses and other healthcare workers who have been disciplined by state licensing...