Employer protections in spotlight as court considers ‘take-home’ COVID liability
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2023
Can an employer be held accountable for a spouse made deathly ill by the case of COVID-19 a loved one brought home from work?
Long-term care’s zeal for foreign nurses a ‘Band-Aid’ solution: researchers
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
In a new commentary, researchers likened long-term care organizations’ quest to entice immigrant nurses to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhaging workforce wound.
Alzheimer’s drug donanemab finds late-stage trial success, safety concerns
By
Alicia Lasek
May 04, 2023
The experimental drug donanemab appears to halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and slow certain measures of clinical decline, new trial data show.
The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Nursing home owner must face NLRB case despite bankruptcy protections
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2023
A federal agency can proceed litigating allegations of unfair labor practices against the operator of several Connecticut nursing homes that declared bankruptcy in 2013.
Court revives criminal COVID charges against nursing home leaders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 28, 2023
Two former leaders of a state-run nursing home where 76 veterans died in a single COVID outbreak must face criminal charges, despite a previous ruling that they could not be held liable for elder neglect.
Ensign approaches 300 facilities with focus on skilled care segment
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
The Ensign Group picked up 19 facilities in California and Colorado in the first quarter of 2023, hastening the growth trajectory it has sustained through the pandemic.
Nursing homes have to fight for pay protections in Medicare Advantage rule: expert
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 27, 2023
Providers must play an active role in stopping aggressive Medicare Advantage practices that have for years limited access to skilled nursing care, a top managed care expert warned administrators gathered...
Shuttered nursing home avoids class action in understaffing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
While sympathetic to nursing home residents’ claims that they received “deficient” care, a federal judge has ruled their case cannot be certified as a class action because claims and damages related...
Eli Lilly expects Medicare about-face on Alzheimer’s drugs coverage
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2023
New data on Lilly’s experimental drug donanemab may influence CMS’s restrictive stance on coverage of this and other amyloid-busting Alzheimer’s treatments, a company executive says.