State lawsuit targets nursing home owner Lahasky’s use of related parties, seeks repayment of $18 million-plus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Joe Bush
Dec 01, 2022
New York’s top prosecutor this week filed suit against a nursing home owner with a growing empire, accusing him and several co-owners of defrauding the government of more than $18 million while understaffing...
Whistleblowers add to nursing home COVID relief burdens
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 31, 2022
A $105 million federal lawsuit filed last week — one possibly on its way to a quick dismissal — shows the growing threats nursing home operators face in accounting for their right to collect and spend...
Second J&J shot ‘significantly’ increases COVID-19 antibodies; firm heads toward approval process
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Danielle Brown
Aug 26, 2021
A Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster could be made available to long-term care residents and healthcare providers, as well as the rest of the American public, after the company unveiled promising results...
The invisible heroes
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Gary Tetz
Dec 04, 2015
They were seniors, so I suppose they were used to being invisible. They were also veterans — a double-whammy. Add in the fact that most were from long-term care settings, and you have the perfect storm....
Driven to drink – cheers!
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 04, 2015
Is it just a coincidence that on the day after the most heartbreaking defeat ever in Seattle sports, following the worst coaching decision in recorded football history, not just the Super Bowl, I choose...
Meds in a cupcake
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 01, 2013
If you’re weary of pursuing constant improvement and innovation in long-term care, take inspiration from Burger King.
New COVID testing shortages and delays evoke comparisons to earlier pandemic days
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
A national shortage of COVID-19 testing supplies — stretched thin after a months-long delta variant surge — is once again threatening safety at nursing homes dependent on testing to stay ahead...
Report: 1 in 5 will rebound after Paxlovid, but it still works
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Kristen Fischer
Nov 14, 2023
One in five people who take nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) get COVID-19 again after the drug clears them of it, according to a new study.
Finance Feature: Re-raising the roof
By
John Andrews
Feb 08, 2006
Facilities are aging along with their residents, prompting operators to fund remodeling aimed at restoring their youth.
Case over ‘weaponized’ arbitration agreement draws fresh Labor Dep’t scrutiny
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2023
Employment contracts that require nursing home workers to pay their employers’ attorneys fees if they lose an arbitration dispute are “unduly coercive” and would “chill” workers’ willingness...