Nursing home owners face felony charges after quality declines at former county-owned facility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 11, 2018
In 2014, the Otsego County nursing home had 298 employees. By 2016 — under new, private ownership — that number was down to 225, despite immediate jeopardy findings and plenty of other regulatory and...
Ask the Nursing Expert about … culturally competent care requirements
By
Judi Kulus, MSN, MAT, RN, NHA, RAC-MT, DNS-CT
Jun 08, 2018
I thought culturally competent care requirements weren’t effective until Nov. 28, 2019, the Phase 3 deadline. Why are facilities getting cited now?
Things I Think: Out of control, loving it
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 08, 2018
Pretty much any sense of personal control — in your schedule, to-do list or even life sometimes. That’s what you’ll have to give up to be a great, and happy, long-term care facility administrator....
Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Montana was hit with more than $277,000 in civil penalties after its Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown failed to meet federal documentation requirements related to mental illness care.
Poor seniors less likely to survive nursing home after ICU stay
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Medicaid beneficiaries who receive ICU care while hospitalized are more likely to die in the year after discharge than their peers on private insurance — and the disparity is worst among those with a...
Also in the News for Thursday, May 24
May 24, 2018
Analysis: Reclassifying drugs led Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for generics … Eight more patients sickened by recalled foaming wash alternative … State report: Surveyors on scene the...
McKnight’s Tech Awards double size, open for entries
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2018
The 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards, which is now open for entries, has doubled the number of award categories to better recognize organizations that harness technology to improve...
Lawmakers demand answers, imply oversight is inadequate
By
James M. Berklan
May 08, 2018
Legislators’ request for sweeping information about federal regulators’ oversight of nursing homes is part of a House Energy and Commerce Committee official inquiry. A letter from four U.S....
CMS forms free infection control course
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2018
A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...
Reader poll: What is most memorable from your first day at your current job?
May 08, 2018
“I was a newbie on the job. I worked to develop rapport with the residents and staff. I always had wanted to work with Wesley Woods. I would ride past it and hope. It has changed so drastically over...