Nursing homes that accept hospital patients will receive additional funding from state
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 20, 2020
Wisconsin officials have pledged to provide nursing homes additional funding if they take in hospital inpatients during the coronavirus crisis in an effort to alleviate hospitals at or near full capacity.
SNF, hospital health information exchange doesn’t help reduce readmissions, study finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 15, 2019
Skilled nursing providers that used health information exchange access to patient records didn’t have a better chance of seeing reduced patient readmissions, according to new findings.
Struggling SNFs could lead to new wave of closings, analysis finds
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2019
A declining median operating margin means more skilled nursing facilities — particularly poor performers — are entering an economic danger zone, according to the latest analysis from CliftonLarsonAllen.
Provider victory: Appeals court denies state’s bid to suspend license due to staffing shortage
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2022
A Florida nursing home can remain open and won’t be forced to transfer its residents after an appeals court denied a push by the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration to revoke its license.
CMS vaccination rule could outlast COVID-19 pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 19, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could opt to keep its new COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers beyond the public healthcare crisis, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family...
Kendal Corp’s Sean Kelly: Nursing home reform requires real change
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 14, 2022
The long-term care reform that President Joe Biden is seeking will require a commitment toward real change of the healthcare system and how care is delivered for residents, according to Sean Kelly, president...
Providers could use EMR information to predict a resident’s chance of developing dementia
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2020
Providers and physicians working with nursing home residents soon may be able to use a noninvasive method for predicting a resident’s chance of developing dementia.
Nursing home workers accused of performing ‘simulated lap dance’ on resident in wrongful death lawsuit
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 12, 2020
A family is accusing a New Jersey-based nursing home worker of performing a “simulated lap dance” on a former resident in a wrongful death lawsuit, despite regulators finding the allegations unsubstantiated.
CMS assures it wants provider input before issuing staffing, other rules
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won’t immediately implement President Joe Biden’s nursing home reform initiatives using interim final rules, according to the agency’s top leader.
CMS begins posting nursing home COVID-19 booster data
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home COVID-19 booster vaccination data is now being posted online by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which called the move an effort to “improve transparency” for consumers.