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McKnight’s Long-Term Care News captures ASBPE Awards Gold
Apr 18, 2022
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News earned top regional honors for its news coverage in the 2022 Azbee Awards competition.
CMS ‘getting pretty close’ to releasing details of COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2021
Long-term care providers and other healthcare employers remain in the dark as to what will be required with the federal government’s impending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees.
Provider chief optimistic about PDPM, despite worries of therapy backlash
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2019
Mark Parkinson said he has strong concerns about possible regulator responses to expected changes in therapy usage patterns under the government’s new payment system.
CMS prods hospitals to improve discharge info for SNFs, home health
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 07, 2023
Hospitals’ shortcomings in providing post-acute care providers with adequate discharge information prompted federal regulators to issue a special memo Tuesday.
Nursing homes criticize CMS chest-thumping about $15.5M pandemic fines, severe citations
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 17, 2020
Nursing home operators were left shaking their heads and criticizing the Trump administration over the weekend after the latter touted larger than usual numbers of serious citations and fine amounts against...
Nursing homes may see bigger drain if assisted living providers heed expert’s advice to take on...
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 05, 2020
Study results released Wednesday offer assisted living providers a strategy to reduce emergency room visits, hospital stays and overall healthcare costs.
BREAKING NEWS: CMS directing ‘immediate’ help to nursing homes in COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ areas
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Federal health authorities announced Friday that they will be sending nursing homes in COVID-19 hotspots “immediate assistance.”
Nursing home administrators’ median annual salary rose 3.94% this year, the biggest leap in three years and the fifth straight increase of 2.95% or higher. The uptick raised administrators’...
Biden again touts ‘cracking down’ on nursing homes in State of Union address
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2023
Nursing homes once again elicited an ignominious mention in President Joe Biden’s second SOTU address Tuesday night.