NEW JERSEY — New Jersey provider organizations are raising concerns over a state bill that would create minimum staffing requirements for certified nursing assistants.
State News for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers here will soon debate the merits of a bill that would require the state to pay facilities up to half of the money owed for uncompensated care for residents whose Medicaid applications...
State News
Nov 01, 2013
ARIZONA — U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ) has put forward a bill that would allow government funding for veteran nursing homes built on Native American tribal land.
New York, New Jersey facilities struggle to recover after Hurricane Sandy and winter snowstorm
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McKnight's Staff
Dec 02, 2012
It could be months before New York and New Jersey long-term care facilities and their residents fully recover from the double whammy of Hurricane Sandy and the subsequent nor’easter winter storm...
Payments, not punitive measures, at heart of plan
Oct 01, 2012
OHIO – A plan to incentivize providers for better care with financial rewards instead of penalties is gaining traction among the state’s 970 nursing homes. Advocates say the pay-for-performance...
Elder abuse bill pushed
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McKnight's Staff
May 01, 2012
Lawmakers in Colorado are trying to change the fact that their state is one of only four that do not have mandatory reporting laws governing elder abuse. State Sen. Evie Hudak (D) introduced legislation...
Right-to-work law is seen as effort to offset unions
Mar 01, 2012
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union legislation early in February that will turn Indiana into a right-to-work state.
Right-to-work legislation bans unions from requiring members to pay union dues,...
Facilities angered by retroactive cuts
Nov 01, 2011
NEW YORK – That the state health department cut nursing home Medicaid funding this year was enough of a sting, but having to recoup payouts from years before was the proverbial straw for nearly 36...
Ombudsman’s treatment was illegal, inquiry finds
Oct 01, 2011
FLORIDA – Federal HHS investigators accused the state’s Department of Elder Affairs of violating the Older Americans Act, capping a five-month investigation over a series of actions it claims...
Nursing home residents risk losing bed holds
Sep 01, 2011
Ongoing Medicaid program cuts have now led to a game of musical chairs in the state’s nursing homes, which no longer can hold the room of a resident who is temporarily hospitalized or leaves to visit...