High administrator turnover sinks nursing home margins, say researchers who look for regulators to intervene
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 02, 2024
High nursing home administrator turnover is linked to lower operating margins, according to the results of a new study. Compared to facilities with no turnover, facilities with one administrator turnover...
Failure to account for cognitive limitations threatens reliability of complaint process: researchers
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Josh Henreckson
Feb 02, 2024
Regulators haven’t found a way to fully account for the ways Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect the nursing home complaint process, likely leaving some deficiencies unaddressed, a new study...
LTC faces increased staffing churn, shrinking pool of relied-upon workers: study
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 29, 2024
The healthcare sector is experiencing increased worker turnover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic even as employment rates have steadied in many areas of the industry, according to a new JAMA Network...
Nursing home that took in dozens after local closure now fears for its own health
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
The high cost of caring for skilled nursing patients is squeezing finances at Upstate New York’s Heritage Ministries after it took in a majority of residents from the closing Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation...
Report rips massive nursing home for lacking safety procedures during abrupt shutdown
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 26, 2024
A nursing home’s lack of safety protocols led to a dangerous, chaotic evacuation after its abrupt closure, endangering its 174 residents, according to a new report from the Missouri Department of Health...
‘Granny cam’ bill joins national trend toward greater nursing home room monitoring
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 25, 2024
Adding to what has become a national trend, Iowa’s state legislature has advanced a bill that would allow residents and their families to install cameras in nursing home rooms.
Facilities missing staffing requirements threatened with possible state admissions freeze
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 24, 2024
Lawmakers will have nursing home policy in their sights during the upcoming Connecticut legislative session, with one proposed provision threatening a two-week admissions freeze for facilities that fail...
OIG to audit CMS oversight of state-contracted nursing home surveyors
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 23, 2024
A top federal watchdog will audit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ nursing home survey practices in 2024, according to a new report.
CMS finalizes long-awaited prior authorization rule for Medicare Advantage
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 18, 2024
A new rule on Medicare Advantage prior authorization finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Wednesday suggests good news for providers and Medicare recipients.
Nursing home illegally blocked union access: Judge
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 17, 2024
A nursing home violated federal labor law by unilaterally limiting union access to its facility, threatening legal action and calling the police to enforce that restriction, a National Labor Relations...