OSHA workplace violence program could cost nursing homes tens of thousands at launch
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
The nation’s nursing homes can expect to spend a lot more — in excess of $177 million, to be more precise — on assessment and compliance costs under a possible new federal program designed to prevent...
Providers warn 2000 percent hike in H-1B visa fee would hurt recruitment
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 09, 2023
National and state long-term care employers have been screaming alarms for months about a dire labor shortage at nursing homes, but a proposed “dramatic” increase in immigration costs could add to...
Senators push CMS to issue — and fund — federal nursing home staffing mandate soon
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 13, 2023
A group of Senators is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to proceed as quickly as possible with setting a minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes.
Permanent nursing home closures may loom with ‘defining moment’ at hand, providers and union warn
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 07, 2023
Labor and management are in lockstep that the 5% Medicaid reimbursement increase proposed by New York’s governor will not do nearly enough to alleviate the pressures facing nursing homes.
Skilled nursing sector’s growing (or shrinking) problems get new attention
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 23, 2023
For the second day in a row, a major US newspaper Tuesday highlighted problems in the long-term care sector.
CMS ‘demonizing’ private equity with rule that could scare away skilled nursing investors
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A proposed rule to make nursing home ownership more transparent could instead scare off private equity investments, leaving facilities without much-needed capital, experts warn as federal regulators enter...
As CON rules are lifted, nursing home development still questioned
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 11, 2023
South Carolina’s lawmakers repealed the state’s certificate of need for healthcare facilities, except in the case of nursing homes – a befuddling decision, according to one sector CEO.
Medicaid and leadership challenges, as state takes over nursing home
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 17, 2023
A Rhode Island nursing home with more than 30 citations for deficiencies and whose administrator’s license was suspended last month has been put into state receivership.