The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has temporarily halted audits of short-term hospitals admissions under the controversial two-midnight rule.
60 Seconds with … Terry Kuzman, president, Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 04, 2005
At press time, leaders of the National Commission on Nursing Workforce for Long-Term Care were hoping to issue their finalized report in mid-March. Terry Kuzman is a prominent nursing home administrator...
Obama addresses rumors about healthcare reform, accuses opponents of using scare tactics
Aug 12, 2009
President Barack Obama attempted to clear up misconceptions about healthcare reform in a town hall meeting Tuesday. One rumor he addressed is that reform would create government death panels that would...
Sun Healthcare reports solid fourth-quarter, annual growth
Mar 05, 2010
Sun Healthcare on Wednesday reported “respectable” earnings growth of 7.7% for the fourth quarter of last year and 18.3% for 2009 overall. The nation’s sixth-largest skilled nursing provider...
How to do it … Mortgage financing 2018
By
John Hall
May 08, 2018
The biggest surge in commercial mortgage debt in 10 years was waning. Census rates fell and public debt lenders hibernated. Early tax reform talk made many owner-operators skittish. Overreacting? Perhaps...
Feds agree with industry: Site-neutral payments are necessary
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 06, 2018
Federal agencies are touting a uniform payment program for the post-acute sector as one possible way to bolster competition and choice in healthcare, according to a new report.
Building for the future
By
John Andrews
Jul 09, 2018
Sentara Rehabilitation & Care makeover replaces outdated,
46-year-old facility with clusters of new neighborhoods
McKnight’s Video: Five-Star system falls short, former LSN chair says
Apr 01, 2009
The Five-Star Rating System contains several weaknesses, said Connie March, former chairwoman of Life Services Network, the Illinois branch of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging....
Independa launches Angela Express
Jan 14, 2014
Independa Inc. has launched Angela Express, which is specifically geared toward short stay rehab services. It offers facilities a “plug n’ play” version of the integrated Independa Angela...
Job satisfaction latest nurse recruitment tool
Sep 16, 2008
Nursing homes may want to turn their attention to hospitals, which are trying a new method to retain and recruit nurses. Instead of offering financial incentives, they’re improving job satisfaction,...