Terri Cunliffe has held various positions across the country in long-term care — all for the same company.
Healthcare surrogates can’t agree to arbitration on behalf of their charges, court rules
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Standing as a health surrogate doesn’t allow appointees to enter into nursing home arbitration agreements or other business agreements with providers, a Florida appeals court has ruled.
Also in the News for June 13, 2019
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 12, 2019
$143,000 in fines over six months results in Ohio facility closing ….Florida Board of Medicine approves forms for doctors to use in ordering smokable pot …Occupancy in skilled nursing facilities reached...
State to reward providers who meet quality metrics with bigger share of ‘landmark’ 15% increase
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 28, 2019
Provider organizations in Oklahoma are hailing the passage of a nursing home funding bill that comes with a 15% rate hike — and a few strings attached. The $34 million reform bill includes $22 million...
Justice Department to providers: Help us and we’ll decrease False Claims awards
By
Marty Stempniak
May 10, 2019
The Department of Justice has issued new guidance on how nursing facilities can obtain greater leniency in cases where they are accused of violating the False Claims Act.
Nursing home must litigate wrongful death claim, despite arbitration pact
By
Marty Stempniak
May 06, 2019
A South Carolina nursing facility is being forced to litigate a wrongful death dispute with a former resident’s family, even though they signed an arbitration agreement.
Spouse cannot sue SNF based on Federal Nursing Home Reform Amendments
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 18, 2019
The wife of a Washington nursing home resident cannot sue a provider by citing a federal law that sets standards for facilities.
Air mattress delayed, now nursing home can’t shake $1M arbitration award
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
A California nursing facility is being forced to pay $1 million after the delayed delivery of a special air mattress may have worsened a resident’s pressure ulcer, contributing to her eventual death.
CMS pulls back curtain on how hospital innovators are picking SNF partners
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 15, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is providing skilled nursing facilities with a peek into how some top hospitals are picking preferred skilled nursing partners, with some developing scorecards...
More than 50% of dual-eligibles end up in low-rated SNFs, study finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 12, 2019
Older adults who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid are more likely to wind up in low-quality skilled nursing facilities, and their education and distance from quality skilled nursing facilities...