Long-term care associations launched grassroots campaigns last month to lobby against proposed Medicare cuts.
Design feature: Surface appeal
By
Liza Berger
Jul 10, 2006
Providers who haven’t shopped for a while soon will find that flooring designs and performance are better than ever.
Risk management feature — Playing it safe
By
Liza Berger
May 09, 2007
Rampant litigation has forced nursing homes to step up risk management efforts. Education is one of their latest tactics.
Baucus bill scores win with providers
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2009
Long-term care providers praised a pivotal healthcare reform bill that was introduced last month by the Senate Finance Committee.
Election 2008: Long-Term Care? Huh?
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2008
Long-term care is an increasingly important issue—just not on the campaign trail
Special News Analysis: Offering relief amid chaos, destruction
By
Liza Berger
Oct 12, 2005
Nursing homes rise to challenges of Hurricane Katrina with long hours, generosity and a dose of determination
Proposed Medicare cuts still trouble healthcare providers
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
As time drew nearer for the resolution of healthcare reform, various sectors of the healthcare community, including long-term care, were still scrambling to shore up funding.
Representatives introduce ‘transparency’ bill in House
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2008
Long-term care providers have offered mixed reactions to the “Nursing Home Transparency and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 2008,” which was introduced in the House last month.
Critical report finds surveys are too soft
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2008
Nursing homes received another quality drubbing last month after the Government Accountability Office revealed that state inspectors often understate deficiencies, including those about malnutrition, bedsores...
Medicare cuts could be disastrous, study says
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2008
Nursing home providers have intensified lobbying efforts against a proposed regulation that would reduce Medicare outlays to skilled nursing facilities by $770 million in fiscal year 2009.