By negotiating now, a nursing home can have a strong voice in an Accountable Care Organization. Otherwise, ACOs will come to nursing homes in two or three years with a “take it or leave it”...
Card-check legislation is expected to surface this Congress, and the Obama administration appears to be leaning in favor of such a bill.
Jonathan Blum, who oversaw long-term care reforms, resigns as head of Medicare
Apr 23, 2014
The nation’s top Medicare official, Jonathan Blum, is leaving his post next month, news outlets reported Tuesday. Blum became a familiar figure to long-term care providers through Open Door Forum...
Advisory group recommends granny cams, more infection control regs
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 11, 2021
Connecticut nursing homes could be required to increase their on-hand supply of personal protective equipment and allow residents or their families to install cameras in their rooms, if recommendations...
LTC liability costs to rise by 5% for 3rd straight year
By
Nov 20, 2015
Long-term care facilities can expect their annual loss rate to increase by 5% over the course of 2016, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Health Care Association and Aon Global...
Silly season in full bloom
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2012
The Democrats and Republicans have wrapped up their conventions. Labor Day has passed. Cable TV is on a 24/7 news cycle. And unprecedented funding is flowing into this year’s campaigns.
Parkinson: It’s time for providers to consider special plans
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 16, 2019
Low occupancy. Low profit margins. Impossibly low reimbursements. Pressure to risk share. Inaccurate staffing tabulations. One can forgive Mark Parkinson if he ever seems distracted. As the president and...
McKnight’s Online Expo for senior living pros June 13
Jun 01, 2018
Senior living owners, operators, executive directors and other top managers won’t want to miss the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo on June 13.
Judson Park Joins ACO network
By
John O'Connor
Jan 21, 2015
Judson Park has become a part of the Rainier Health Networks Continuing Care Network and has partnered with Franciscan Health Systems and Northwest Physicians Network to deliver a contractual and collaborative...
How to solve the COVID-19 crisis in long-term care? Reform the system for one, AMDA advises
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2020
To improve the coronavirus problem in nursing homes, federal policy must be proactive, not reactive, and supportive, not punitive. So say managing physicians in nursing facilities. In “Solving...