Report: Nearly 20% of SNF nursing assistants live below poverty line
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Sep 07, 2017
Close to 20% of nursing home assistants are living below the federal poverty line, a result of low wages and part-time positions, according to a new report.
1 in 3 SNFs in bundled payment test areas won’t qualify for 3-day stay waiver
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Nov 24, 2015
One in three skilled nursing facilities under Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement initiative testing will be shut out from a waiver of the three-day stay rule due to their star rating, according to...
PharMerica expects growth after KKR buys it for $1.4 billion
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Aug 03, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy PharMerica Corporation will be acquired by global investment firm KKR in a $1.4 billion deal that includes Walgreens as a minority investor, the companies announced Wednesday.
LTC drug kickback case settles for $28M
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Dec 06, 2016
A kickback case against Omnicare came to a conclusion in October, with the pharmacy titan agreeing to pay $28 million to clear up allegations that it promoted an anti-seizure medication to nursing home...
Lawmakers release draft legislation to revamp Medicare for chronic conditions
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Nov 01, 2016
Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as diabetes or heart disease could potentially experience improved outcomes and care coordination under a piece of draft legislation unveiled by the...
Advance directives sloppy, providers lagging, study finds
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Jan 18, 2017
Many nursing home providers are missing out on opportunities to reduce unnecessary care and cut healthcare costs by not having residents’ advance directives on file, according to recent research.
Many SNF residents with kidney failure missing advanced directives, study shows
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Jan 09, 2017
Less than half of nursing home residents with end-stage renal disease have completed advanced directives that can help reduce hospitalizations and intensive procedures in their last months of life, a new...
Congressional leaders campaign for tougher nursing home regulations
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Jul 27, 2016
More than 30 members of Congress aren’t satisfied with proposed regulations for nursing homes and called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for harsher final rules.
Maryland provider wins Gold in Tech Awards Dignity category
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Sep 29, 2015
Charles E. Smith Life Communities won the Gold Award in the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards in the Dignity category for its use of this interactive memory care.
SNF will not have to bargain with union found ‘disruptive’
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Jul 04, 2016
A skilled nursing facility can refuse bargaining with its union after employees made credible threats of violence during the 2013 union election, a court ruled in May.