Former LPN charged with sex offenses against residents, having child porn on phone
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Aug 03, 2017
A former licensed practical nurse at an Ohio post-acute care facility was indicted Monday on allegations that he possessed child pornography on his phone and had sexual contact with three residents.
Recruitment and retention tips direct from frontline workers
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Aug 02, 2017
Long-term care managers need to understand what they can do to make their workplaces as employee-centered as possible — or risk losing out on the best workers, experts and front-liners alike emphasized...
Florida employee charged with SNF survey bribery in $1 billion fraud scheme
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Aug 01, 2017
A former employee of Florida’s state healthcare agency has been charged with tipping off associates of embattled nursing home owner Philip Esformes about complaints and upcoming surveys in exchange...
United Healthcare concealed enrollment fraud complaints, lawsuit claims
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Jul 31, 2017
UnitedHealthcare has found itself on the receiving end of another lawsuit, this time alleging the insurance giant of concealing complaints of enrollment fraud and other issues.
Providers mourn NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris
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Jul 28, 2017
Val J. Halamandaris, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, died Tuesday following a long illness, according to the group.
The time is here: Submit your entry to McKnight’s Tech Awards by tomorrow
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Jul 27, 2017
Long-term care providers have until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow to enter the McKnight’s Technology Awards. Don’t miss a chance to earn recognition for caregiving efforts aided by some form of technology.
Nursing home administrator salaries rise 3%, nursing directors 2.6%, new survey shows
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Jul 27, 2017
Nursing home administrators’ salaries increased nearly 3% over the past year to an average of $97,401 in 2017, according to the largest salary survey of its kind.
Wrongful death suit against SNF filed too late for arbitration, appeals court rules
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Jul 26, 2017
A lawsuit claiming an Ohio skilled nursing facility was negligent in a former resident’s death can’t be sent to arbitration since the claim was filed after the statute-of-limitations had expired,...
Providers get seat at the table: House asks input for new Medicare Red Tape Relief Project
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Jul 26, 2017
House lawmakers on Monday announced the formation of a new initiative that will use healthcare provider input to help reduce regulatory burdens within the Medicare program.
CMS releases interactive data maps on SNF market saturation, beneficiaries
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Jul 25, 2017
California and Illinois ranked as the top states for average number of skilled nursing providers per county, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.