Therapy opportunities shine while physicians, therapists face 3.3% pay cut in new CMS proposal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed 3.3% cut to physician pay would threaten access to care and efforts to bring more clinical oversight into nursing homes, advocacy groups are warning.
Audits trigger new concern over aging CMS antipsychotic standards
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2023
Worries over federal audits designed to monitor nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnosing continued to mount as some providers learned they had “failed” their check-ups months into the...
OIG fraud report portends more challenges for skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 17, 2023
An annual report outlining state fraud control activities in the nation’s Medicaid facilities portends a challenging year ahead for nursing homes.
Breaking agency to boost speciality potential: Vivage’s Jay Moskowitz
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2023
Just a year after deciding not to renew 11 leases it held with Omega Healthcare Investors, Vivage Senior Living is moving forward with a merger it hopes will reinvigorate innovative programs across its...
They said it best in 2022 — long-term care’s most popular blogs, podcasts
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 22, 2022
Here is a look at 2022’s most popular blogs and most listened to podcasts from McKnight’s, as indicated by hundreds of thousands of reader clicks.
Economic uncertainty threatens recent state Medicaid gains
By
Joe Bush
Oct 26, 2022
Uncertainty around federal and state healthcare funding outlined by the Kaiser Family Foundation Tuesday could add to provider woes as the nation emerges from the worst of the pandemic.
SNFs ‘significantly reduced’ occupational, physical therapy use following PDPM
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 15, 2022
The Patient Driven Payment Model led to a “significant reduction” in occupational and physical therapy minutes in its first few months of implementation, a new study has found. The results reinforce...
After 55 years, the Guys have it: Kentucky SNF surprises couple with wedding ceremony, celebration
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2022
A Kentucky nursing home resident and her husband finally got the wedding of their dreams more than 55 years after they first recited their vows.
Call for holistic nursing home reform a ‘wake-up’ for lawmakers, stakeholders
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 07, 2022
A landmark report on American nursing homes issued Wednesday should serve as a “piercing wake-up call,” encouraging lawmakers to invest as they attempt to fix what a National Academies committee called...
The best columns of 2021 on mcknights.com
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2021
With December nearing its end, we took the opportunity to see which blog postings at mcknights.com were the most popular with McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers in 2020. This list details some of...