Nursing homes’ high rate of Immediate Jeopardy tags warrants ‘all-hands-on-deck’ response
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 03, 2024
A return to more “normal” nursing home operations in the post-pandemic world has also often meant a return to certain more serious citations, one industry expert pointed out last week.
How a growing nursing home company relies on superstar adopters to bust through tech barriers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 05, 2024
At a time when many US nursing home staff express frustration with new burdens tech can bring — and fear the implication of artificial intelligence — getting the buy-in that makes upfront investments...
Ask the payment expert … about iQIES
By
Eleisha Wilkes, RN, RAC-CTA, RAC-CT, DNS-CT
Jul 23, 2024
Is iQIES going away next year?
Game planning emerges for new SNF PPS pay rule
By
Jessica R. Towhey
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2024
As disapproval about the 2025 skilled nursing Medicare pay rate increase continued to rise Thursday, long-term care providers and their advisors began devising coping strategies for some of the less flashy...
Meet Cheryl Wallen, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 25, 2024
Cheryl Wallen, director of LifeMinistries at Givens Communities in Asheville, NC, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
60 seconds with … Derek Prince
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2024
You’ve agreed to be party to a lawsuit seeking to throw out the CMS nursing home staffing rule. How does HMG pursue quality in the tough Texas staffing environment?
Meet Maureen Rizzo, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 22, 2024
Maureen Rizzo, senior executive director at Generations Senior Living in Strongsville, OH, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
Maintaining staff latest target in nursing home change of ownership evolution
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 12, 2024
A new law in Illinois requires nursing homes to submit change of ownership plans that clearly delineate how the buyer will ensure consistent staffing throughout the transition.
Some providers ‘hurting terribly’ as CMS schizophrenia audit penalties drag on
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2024
A year and a half after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began auditing thousands of nursing homes for inappropriate schizophrenia diagnoses, providers are raising concerns that the quality...
Meet Nancy Maina, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 18, 2024
Nancy Maina, senior health services director at Brightview Senior Living – Brightview Severna Park in Severna Park, MD, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards...