Value-based care demands unprecedented collaboration between nursing home leaders and medical directors,...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 20, 2024
Nursing home leadership should intensify efforts to include their medical directors in regular team meetings, analyses of care issues and agenda-setting, according to a physician expert, who added that...
‘Systemic failures’ land thousands of Missouri residents with mental health disabilities in SNFs
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Josh Henreckson
Jun 20, 2024
The US Department of Justice has continued its push to ensure state long-term care operators and government agencies are in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. On Tuesday, it released...
CMS issues first nursing home staffing rule enforcement guidance
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week updated guidance to be used by surveyors weighing nursing homes’ compliance with expanded facility assessment requirements included in the minimum...
Ensign, Cascadia and Sun Mar execs: Employee-led companies positioned to maximize opportunities
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2024
Giving employees more of a role in leading their companies — and acting on both their bright ideas and their criticisms — will help shepherd quality skilled nursing providers as the sector rapidly...
Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
Study: Low vitamin D, depression linked to higher chances for difficulty with daily activities
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Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
A study published Monday in Scientific Reports found that having depression and not enough vitamin D increased the prevalence of having disabilities with activities of daily life by 2.2 times compared...
Training for the Super Bowl of employee appreciation all year long
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 18, 2024
CareRite Centers, operating 33 facilities in four states, is a standout when it comes to making teams feel a part of something bigger.
State basking in lowering its nursing home survey backlog, advances bill to speed up inspection cadence
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 17, 2024
A bill passed last week in Delaware’s state Senate further advances its aggressive push to clear its nursing home survey backlogs and ensure they stay up-to-date in the future.
Report: Type 1 diabetes prevalence in older adults nearly triples since 1990s
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 17, 2024
The prevalence of people over 65 living with type 1 diabetes skyrocketed in the past 30 years, a new study finds.
Providers express support for MA prior authorization reform bill
By
Donna Shryer
Jun 16, 2024
Nursing home and senior living providers on Friday praised the newly introduced Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, which would address the longstanding issue of prior authorization required...