State creates nursing home ownership transparency rules ahead of federal action
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 18, 2023
Connecticut has new transparency rules for nursing home owners and will require a “plain language” explanation of how Medicaid rates are set.
Also in the News for Tuesday, July 18
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 18, 2023
Skilled nursing a major source of acquisitions uptick … Providers may face more injuries and illness reporting to OSHA come January … Researchers release first-ever county-by-county Alzheimer’s prevalence...
Meet Sophia Guel-Valenzuela, 2023 Veteran VIP
By
Rachael Zimlich
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Sophia Guel-Valenzuela, Director, Strategy and Special Projects, WelbeHealth PACE, Walnut, CA.
Meet Katie Davis, 2023 Rising Star
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 18, 2023
Learn more about Katie Davis, Administrator, Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society (Good Samaritan Society – Albert Lea), Albert Lea, MN.
Why healthcare cybersecurity should be a top priority
By
Joel Landau
Jul 17, 2023
In the healthcare sector, cybersecurity has quickly emerged as the most significant vulnerability. Skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care centers are especially vulnerable to cyberattacks...
Analysis warns few nursing homes could now meet 3.5 staffing hours per day
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 17, 2023
A national analysis finds that more than half of US nursing homes would not meet a daily, 3.5-hour nursing requirement and just 29% would meet a standard of 4.0 hours.
Report: Nursing homes underused COVID-19 antiviral drugs during pandemic
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2023
Even though oral antiviral drugs and monoclonal antibodies help people recover from COVID-19, a new report found that nursing homes didn’t use the medications much during the pandemic.
Therapy opportunities shine while physicians, therapists face 3.3% pay cut in new CMS proposal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed 3.3% cut to physician pay would threaten access to care and efforts to bring more clinical oversight into nursing homes, advocacy groups are warning.
Staying active during dialysis is healthier, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jul 17, 2023
People who are undergoing dialysis who exercise lightly are admitted to the hospital less often and they’re physically fitter, too.
‘Alarming’ COVID-19 treatment rates in nursing homes discovered
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jul 17, 2023
Just 18% of COVID cases in nursing homes were treated with antiviral medications, and the rate increased only slightly after oral treatments were approved, according to new research.