Post-acute giants Genesis and Kindred announce partnership to tackle outcomes, care transitions
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Feb 02, 2017
Two of the country’s largest post-acute care providers are joining forces in a unique effort to improve quality and care transitions.
Hospice owner accused of telling nurses to overdose, kill patients
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Mar 31, 2016
The owner of a Texas hospice company has come under fire for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patients and hasten their death in order to avoid the federal reimbursement cap for hospice stays.
Golden LivingCenters seeks Supreme Court reversal of arbitration ruling
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Jan 07, 2016
Nursing home chain Golden LivingCenters is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a previous court ruling that “failed to honor” a federal preference for arbitration.
Students surprise CCRC residents with haul of 30,000 pieces of candy for Halloween
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Oct 31, 2016
A North Carolina continuing care retirement community got a little help from local students last week in preparing for their annual Trick or Treat Extravaganza — nearly 30,000 pieces of Halloween candy.
SNF chain will pay $600,000 to settle delayed discharge claims
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Dec 17, 2015
A New York nursing home chain has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve claims that it delayed the discharges of short-term residents at its facilities.
Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s care garners Gold Award
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Sep 30, 2015
Morning Pointe Assisted Living, which operates 24 assisted living and memory care communities in the Southeastern U.S., met the demand for better Alzheimer’s care programs with the development of...
Veteran CNA charged in nursing home sexual assault
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Jan 08, 2016
A long-time employee of a North Carolina nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting a resident with dementia.
Provider loses appeal in $4 million overpayment case involving statistical sampling
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Nov 08, 2017
An Oklahoma-based home healthcare provider will have to return millions in overpayments to Medicare after a judge upheld the use of the controversial statistical sampling method in the case against it.
Nursing home giant Signature Healthcare pushes into insurance industry
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Aug 19, 2015
Signature Healthcare, one of the country’s largest nursing facility companies, is quickly nearing its entry into the health insurance business. Enrollment for Signature Healthcare residents will...
Former nursing home CNA charged with raping resident, other assaults suspected
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Apr 05, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a North Carolina nursing home was charged last week for allegedly raping a resident.