Nursing homes were placed under a hot spotlight in mid-July after The New York Times ran a lengthy story criticizing fluctuations and apparent understaffing revealed through a new federal data collection...
Settlements in four DOJ investigations to cost Genesis $52.7 million
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an agreement to settle four separate Department of Justice investigations, the nation’s largest long-term care company said.
Creative ideas, thanks to virus
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2020
Providers unleashed an array of entertaining ways to boost resident morale and stave off feelings of isolation following a nationwide order to close all nursing homes to nonessential visitors.
AHCA in ‘pretty good’ shape despite challenges: Yarwood
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2007
The long-term care industry has some obstacles to overcome, but the American Health Care Association is the strongest it’s ever been, said Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO, during a speech at the...
Electric bursts tied to memory
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation increased activity in the brain tied to age-related memory loss, according to a recent study.
Industry balks at drug report
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 08, 2018
Skilled nursing leaders criticized a Human Rights Watch report on antipsychotics in February.
Last chance for your Tech Award
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 09, 2018
The clock is ticking for providers to enter the 2018 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program. The deadline is July 20. The awards program honors skilled nursing and senior living providers...
HIPAA calls it: Phone theft costs $650,000
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 06, 2016
Federal regulators lowered the boom on the former owner of several nursing homes after an iPhone containing the medical records of more than 400 residents was stolen.
Verify payroll totals for rankings: letter
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
Federal regulators need to collect nursing home staffing data directly from payroll systems rather than from providers themselves, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a recent letter...
CMS: Provider results rising
By
James M. Berklan
May 04, 2016
A new release of data by federal regulators shows nursing home operators are improving.