Doubling rapid COVID testing would have saved thousands of nursing home lives: study
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 23, 2023
Thousands of lives could have been saved at relatively very little cost, if nursing home operators had made wider use of rapid COVID-19 tests during the pre-vaccine days of the pandemic, a study published...
Countdown to tougher hazardous waste rules
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2019
Now that the calendar has turned to August, providers better be making sure they’re ready for a change this month in hazardous waste handling, experts warn. The new rule was promulgated by the Environmental...
Parkinson: Nursing home census to exceed pre-pandemic levels as soon as 2024
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 19, 2022
Despite the “harsh reality” of slower-than-expected census recovery, the nation’s most influential nursing home leader said Thursday that occupancy could match pre-pandemic levels within a year and...
Provider to pay $376,000 for hiring ineligible employees
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2011
In a case that is sure to fuel the push for more extensive nursing home employee background checks, an Indiana provider has been slapped with $376,000 in penalties for employing seven individuals who either...
CMS gets stronger on same-sex couples
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2015
Long-term care providers that don’t recognize same-sex marriages would be endangering their ability to take part in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, the federal agency overseeing the programs...
CMS warns providers not to skip resident interviews
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2012
Skilled nursing operators, apparently overwhelmed or defiant, have not been completing resident interviews as mandated by the new MDS 3.0 resident assessment tool, a top official with the Centers for Medicare...
Mother’s Day kicks off annual Skilled Nursing Care Week
By
James M. Berklan
May 06, 2022
Skilled nursing operators will celebrate — and be celebrated — during National Skilled Nursing Care Week, from Sunday through May 14 this year.
McKnight’s wishes all a healthy, reflective Thanksgiving week
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 19, 2021
As the calendar flips toward Thanksgiving week, the entire McKnight’s staff would like to wish all of our readers a restive, healthy, happy holiday.
Provders will be glued to results Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 01, 2018
With the prospect of renewed attacks on Medicaid funding and potential further cuts to the Affordable Care Act on the line, providers will surely be among those glued to election results Tuesday night....
Short stay ends in $43 million settlement
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 03, 2011
A Kentucky jury handed a local nursing home operator a $43 million settlement bill in connection with a lawsuit alleging that a 92-year-old resident died of neglect after just nine days at the facility.