OIG urges CMS to use claims to uncover abuse of Medicare patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has pledged to issue new guidance on resident abuse after a federal watchdog found the agency was failing to use claims data to spot potential cases of neglect...
Green House providers finally finding traction with state governments
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 08, 2023
Providers pursuing Green House projects and prioritizing steps to enhance care quality such as private rooms have won significant victories on Medicaid reimbursement funding in Ohio.
More than half of nursing home workers caught in ‘vicious cycle’ of workplace violence, burnout
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 11, 2024
Nearly one out of every two nurses experienced workplace violence last year, according to a healthcare workforce survey recently released by Vivian Health. That number is even higher — fully 55% —...
Nursing home must face EEOC lawsuit for failing to protect employees from patients’ racist attacks,...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 20, 2023
The complete “factual record” will prove that a Vermont nursing home did not create a hostile workplace by allowing physical and racial harassment of workers by patients, a facility spokesman said...
Long COVID symptoms lasted 3 years after infection for half of those infected, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 28, 2023
If there’s one thing we know for sure about long COVID it’s that the symptoms can linger. A new study shows just how long symptoms can persist.
$2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 16, 2024
Long-term care providers took a legal blow when a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a legal challenge to the state’s staffing mandate law, and now providers could be days away from incurring...
Study: C. difficile transmission may hinge on individuals, not infection control tools
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 19, 2023
A person’s biology may play more of a role in how Clostridioides difficile, or C. diff, spreads more so than healthcare facility preventive measures, a new study finds. This means that transmission of...
Major COVID outbreak, takeover demonstrate nursing home threat amid vaccination slide
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 28, 2023
Admissions have been halted at a skilled nursing facility that was part of one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks as state officials raise major concerns about a new round of infection and deaths...
State lawmakers embrace small-house nursing homes, tackle prior authorization in ‘transformative’...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 21, 2023
A House bill, which passed 158-0 last week, prods the development of more “small house” nursing homes, promises better infection control responses and launches a pre-authorization pilot designed to...
Rein in ‘alarming’ Medicare Advantage, expand Medicare services, LTC advocates tell Congress
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 23, 2023
Congress should do more to control Medicare Advantage spending and put traditional Medicare on more equal footing, a major nursing home advocacy group told a federal healthcare task force last week.