Brokers stole dying nursing home residents’ identities to carry out a lucrative fraud, SEC charges
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 14, 2014
Two investment brokers and their associates are facing charges that they stole nursing home residents’ personal information to perpetrate annuities fraud, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Management companies spared in suit
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Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Nursing home management agreements may run afoul of federal law, but it’s hard to argue that having a third-party manager hurts resident care. This was the message from Judge Jon S. Tigar, who recently...
Hospitals slap the government with lawsuits over ‘two-midnight’ policy to reduce observation...
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Tim Mullaney
Apr 16, 2014
The American Hospital Association and other hospital groups have sued the federal government over the so-called “two-midnight rule,” which was designed in part to ease access to skilled nursing...
Poor medication adherence set to trigger a tide of nursing home admissions: report
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 16, 2013
Nearly 100 million Americans are not taking medications as prescribed, leading to unnecessary deaths, hospitalizations and nursing home admissions. This is creating an impending care crisis as the population...
AHCA announces legislative priorities and $1 million ad buy
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2013
The nation’s largest long-term care provider association will advocate for site-neutral payments and other policies in a concerted effort to prevent further reductions in reimbursement, the American...
40 states plan to increase nursing home Medicaid rates
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 16, 2014
Reversing a trend of rate cutting during the Great Recession, most states are increasing Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, according to a recently released report. However, states also are accelerating...
Eighth annual McKnight’s Online Expo to kick off March 26
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
For the eighth year, the McKnight’s Online Expo is set to deliver practical, timely information to long-term care providers at an unbeatable price point. The 2014 Expo, taking place March 26 and...
Diet improvement is ‘stronger weapon than drugs’ in fight against dementia, docs tell UK...
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 11, 2013
An effort to change people’s diets would be more effective in preventing dementia than focusing on drug treatments, a multinational group of high-profile physicians said in a recent letter to U.K....
Government agency calls off effort to assess antipsychotic use in nursing homes, watchdog group reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 26, 2013
A government investigation into nursing homes’ antipsychotic prescribing practices will not move forward due to budget and staff cuts, according to nonprofit investigative news organization The Center...
Massive snowstorm forces partial evacuation of NY nursing home
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 20, 2014
Ten New York counties were in a state of emergency Wednesday, and one nursing home near Buffalo had to partially evacuate the building after a deadly winter storm swept through the area.