Another milestone was reached Thursday on the road to combining two healthcare behemoths, one of them a former skilled nursing giant.
Judge allows class-action status in Illinois Medicaid delay case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2018
Seniors in Illinois who have faced considerable delays in receiving their Medicaid coverage — including one woman who claims she went blind waiting for eye care — can sue the state, a judge ruled last...
Members of Congress ratchet up pressure on nursing homes
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2018
Four influential Republican Congressmen sent a letter to federal regulators Tuesday, requesting sweeping answers about the agency’s oversight of nursing homes.
Lawsuit claims nursing home managers scammed resident, sold her house, gave her only $2k for it
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
An Illinois woman is suing a nursing home and two former employees for allegedly selling her house against her wishes — then paying her only $2,000 for it.
‘Aggressive’ advance directive would allow patients to decline food, water at end of dementia...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
A New York group that supports aid-in-dying has approved a new document allowing patients to record in advance that they’ll want to stop eating and drinking if they develop severe dementia.
Momentum grows for in-room cameras at nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 02, 2018
Under a measure advancing in the Louisiana statehouse, families would be able to install video cameras in loved ones’ nursing home rooms.
Kindred wins court battle as voting starts today on sale to Humana, equity partners
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
A Delaware court has ruled in Kindred Healthcare’s favor, rejecting a lawsuit by a large shareholder on the eve of a scheduled vote on the company’s three-way sale.
Illinois court upholds record $4.1 million award in nursing home stroke case
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
An Illinois judge has upheld a jury ruling to award $4.1 million to the family of a nursing home resident who missed her anti-clotting medication, suffered a stroke — and died four years later.
Study questions readmission data as standard for care quality
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
Hospital readmission rates have emerged as the unquestioned arbiter of post-acute care quality and payments. But a new study suggests a more comprehensive approach may be warranted.