For decades on my desk, a small sign has served as a reminder of the one thing I know to be absolutely true: I am not dead. Though visitors often find it troubling, I’ve viewed it simply as a comic-serious...
Romance blooms at New York nursing home: Resident proposes to girlfriend during fitness class
By
Eliza Mattson
Aug 07, 2024
Albert Cappilelo and Elizabeth Bly met in May 2023 when she first came to RiverSpring Living in Riverdale, NY. They became an item that October and attended the facility’s “drum fit” fitness class...
Internal investigative documents used to help providers learn from errors and accidents can’t be held back from trial attorneys if they’re also used for other purposes, New Jersey’s top court ruled...
Alleged immigrant labor law violations: Nursing home company seeks dismissal of class-action suit
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 07, 2024
A national nursing home company is seeking dismissal of a class-action lawsuit that alleges the company and its staffing recruiter violated US labor laws in the recruitment of immigrant nurses.
In this game of tag, delay tactics are another way to change the rules
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2024
For better or for worse, the survey game is one all nursing homes are forced to play.
While overall survey frequency improved, feds find widespread lag persists on follow-up inspections
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2024
Twenty states reduced their recertification survey backlog by at least 50% in 2023, but the latest data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services underscores persistent problems with untimely follow-up...
Some providers ‘hurting terribly’ as CMS schizophrenia audit penalties drag on
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2024
A year and a half after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began auditing thousands of nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnoses, providers are raising concerns that the quality...
Coffee, tea linked to long-term cognitive perks
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 06, 2024
Drinking coffee and tea is linked with long-term cognitive benefits in older adults, according to two reports presented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
Holistic approach boosts quality of life, pain level and functionality at rehabilitation facility
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 06, 2024
A study showed that a two-week intensive rehabilitation program successfully improved older adults’ quality of life, according to a report published Tuesday in Cureus.
New DOJ whistleblower program not ‘easy money’: legal expert
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 06, 2024
A new federal program that will reward whistleblowers who help the government successfully prosecute corporate wrongdoing could incentivize long-term care workers to dig into their facilities’ records...