Providers poke holes in calls to make ‘dangerous’ state Medicaid suspensions a national model
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
Consumer advocates cheered when the New Jersey State Comptroller recently suspended four nursing homes from Medicaid — calling the enforcement tactic a “model for nursing home enforcement nationwide.”...
Staffing rule financial penalties could be ‘existential’ crisis for nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2024
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published a laundry list of possible enforcement actions for nursing homes that fail to meet new staffing requirements, providers can only wonder...
Alleged DNR mix-up death highlights concerns for nursing homes
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 11, 2024
The untimely death of a Connecticut nursing home resident in September was the result of mistakenly applying a roommate’s do-not-resuscitate order, alleges a lawsuit filed by that resident’s daughter...
Senate repeal of nursing home staffing rule has ‘significant chance of passing’
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 11, 2024
Momentum continues to build behind resolutions that would repeal the federal nursing home staffing mandate in both houses of Congress. The Senate repeal now appears likely to pass, according to reporting...
McKnight’s a finalist in two Jesse H. Neal awards categories
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been named a finalist in two 2024 Jesse H. Neal Awards categories: Best Commentary and Best News Coverage.
CareOne, HealthBridge ordered to pay 12 years’ back wages to striking workers they replaced
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2024
The owner and manager of six Connecticut nursing homes must pay up to 700 former employees replaced during a 2012 strike for up to 12 years of back pay, a federal judge ruled this week.
Improving the delivery of quality care in behavioral health programs has been a priority for Jessica Fear for more than a quarter of a century. Fear advocates for the use of data to inform and identify...
Contracts that limit time that employees have to sue come under fire
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 30, 2024
A state appeals court has rejected a plea from several former nursing home workers to reopen a discrimination case against their employer. But in doing so, it may have increased pressure on Michigan’s...
Wait-and-see staffing rule exemptions meant to ‘safeguard’ residents: CMS
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2024
Skilled nursing providers will not have to go through a stand-alone application process to be exempted from provisions of a new federal staffing mandate, an official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
EXTRA: CMS publishes rule outlining final staffing requirements
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would exempt nursing homes from having registered nurse coverage for up to 8 out of 24 hours a day “under certain circumstances,” unveiling...