CMS to waive ban on nurse-aide training program in some civil monetary penalty cases
Apr 27, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday published a rule in the Federal Register that will permit a waiver in some cases of the two-year ban on nurse-aide training. This will apply to facilities...
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Apr 20, 2010
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Ask the legal expert: Is pressure to contribute to my boss’s favorite charity legal?
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
How to do it… Transportation
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2010
Running an efficient, punctual transportation system within a long-term care facility is more difficult than it might first appear.
George Mason University to offer senior housing master’s degree
Apr 06, 2010
George Mason University has announced the launch of the nation’s first degree for executives seeking to manage the country’s nearly 50,000 active adult, assisted living, continuing care retirement,...
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Mar 04, 2010
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Senate Dems join call for state Medicaid funding extension
Feb 26, 2010
Senate Democrats sent a letter to Harry Reid (D-NV) requesting that the majority leader include a six-month extension of state Medicaid assistance in his new healthcare stopgap legislation.
Nursing facility deficiencies often unreported, GAO says
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revise existing written guidance to make it more concise, simple and less confusing.
GAO: Survey system needs to be retooled
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2010
General weaknesses in the nursing home survey process contribute to the understatement of deficiencies in nursing homes, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office in late December.