New DOJ whistleblower program not ‘easy money’: legal expert
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 06, 2024
A new federal program that will reward whistleblowers who help the government successfully prosecute corporate wrongdoing could incentivize long-term care workers to dig into their facilities’ records...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 7
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 06, 2024
Minnesota awards millions in second round of nursing home stabilization grants … Dozens of residents relocated after tornado rips roof from nursing home … Delaware finalizes long-term care reform...
How a growing nursing home company relies on superstar adopters to bust through tech barriers
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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...
Insurer not liable for $2.1M in damages in nursing home death case
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John Roszkowski
Aug 05, 2024
The insurer of a now-bankrupt Georgia nursing home is not required to pay $2.1 million in damages to the family of a woman who died at the facility, a federal judge has ruled.
Omega REIT touts ‘strong improvement’ in financials, stabilized occupancy
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors has continued to accrue and reorganize its assets in a profitable way, exceeding Wall Street expectations.
Long-term care docs warn why better oversight of diagnostic testing is needed
By
John Roszkowski
Aug 03, 2024
Judicious use of testing and pharmacy orders is more critical than ever, a pair of experts in senior care and diagnostic testing emphasized.
Game planning emerges for new SNF PPS pay rule
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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...
Surprise facility visits touted by NM governor a ‘gotcha’ display, exec claims
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2024
Eleven long-term care facilities in New Mexico obtained a perfect score and 23 more missed a perfect score by one mark during surprise state inspections that took place over a weekend in May.
Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative Immersion Room
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 01, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of life and care through non-pharmacological interventions for residents diagnosed with Alzheimer’s...
New SNF payment rule met with ‘disgust,’ complaints of ‘overreach’
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James M. Berklan
Jul 31, 2024
Critics wasted little time expressing their displeasure with the government’s final nursing home payment rule for fiscal 2025 after it was released late Wednesday afternoon.