Ask the Care Expert about … preparing for time off
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Sep 05, 2016
I love going to conferences and I learn a lot, but it seems like they always put me in a hole at work, both before and after. What can I do?
State nursing homes receive money to raise wages
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Feb 01, 2016
The Massachusetts nursing home industry has pledged to raise worker wages as part of receiving an extra $30 million in state funding — but union officials want assurance the funds will hit front-line...
Minnix blasts ‘doc fix’ formula
Mar 20, 2015
The “doc fix” that ends the Sustainable Growth Rate formula drew at least one long-term leader’s sharp criticism. The $213 billion deal, which is still to be voted on in both houses,...
CMS updates survey guidelines for antipsychotic drugs in dementia care
By
McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated survey guidelines regarding nursing homes’ use of antipsychotic medications for dementia care. The 59-page interim guidance revises Appendix...
SNF execs ordered to repay $23 million
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A well-known former nursing executive must repay the federal government $13.8 million for fraudulent business practices. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Mary M. Lisi handed down the ruling for the misuse...
Program that diagnosed fractures virtually led to fewer ER visits for LTC residents: study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 14, 2023
A program that enabled virtual diagnosis and on-site fracture care kept 100% of participating LTC residents out of the emergency department and cut the need for clinic visits, a new study reveals.
Can massive nursing homes strike be averted? That’s the $280 million question
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2021
An additional $280 million in funding for nursing homes — including a 10% boost for Medicaid and a 4.5% wage increase — has been proposed by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) in an effort to avert a...
Policy allowing asymptomatic caregivers with COVID to stay on job could worsen staffing, providers say
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2020
Providers in Oklahoma are skeptical of a new measure that allows asymptomatic healthcare staff members to continue working in long-term care facilities and hospitals even though they have COVID-19.
HHS: Feds will push for drug negotiation after all
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2018
Though President Donald Trump’s drug blueprint glossed over drug price negotiations, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Monday morning that changes are on the horizon.
1,650 workers at nursing homes in receivership finally get paid
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2018
A court-appointed receiver has doled out paychecks to 1,650 workers at 31 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nebraska.