‘This could have been a nightmare’ — evacuation plan succeeds during LTC facility’s gas disaster
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
A Rhode Island provider is thanking its lucky stars that it had practiced evacuation drills after a recent loss of heat forced the facility to activate an emergency plan.
Texas SNF providers facing law to crack down on violations, eliminate ‘right to correct’
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Jul 07, 2017
Texas long-term care providers will have a harder time avoiding fines and correcting serious deficiencies under a new law meant to crack down on repeat offenders.
Suit targeting ‘ambush’ elections rejected
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Sep 04, 2015
A U.S. district court has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at overturning a National Labor Relations Board rule that could speed up union elections.
Medicaid expansion leading HCBS programs to rethink strategy: Researchers
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John Hall
Feb 19, 2015
Researchers on Wednesday proposed ways to better identify the most susceptible nursing home candidates in order to ease the expected burden on programs designed to keep the chronically ill and frail elderly...
House leader urges HHS to end settlements meant to cut Medicare backlog
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Tim Mullaney
Sep 17, 2014
The Department of Health and Human Services may not have had the authority to offer providers special settlements to help clear a huge backlog of Medicare appeals, a leading Congressman said in a recent...
Blockbuster merger will bring Brookdale, Emeritus together, create largest senior living company
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 21, 2014
Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus Senior Living will merge through a $2.8 billion deal, in a move that Brookdale CEO T. Andrew Smith said will be “transformative for the industry.” The expanded...
Government officials face increased pressure over troubled dual-eligible initiative
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McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
A long-criticized project to improve the healthcare delivery and payment system for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid has again been under fire in recent days, prompting government officials...
Ask the nursing expert: How can I keep key nursing staff in the face of cutbacks?
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Anne Marie Barnett
Apr 02, 2012
In this era of ever-increasing clinical needs and critical thinking with our medically complex patients, continuing education is desperately needed.
CMS: Results show 75% rule detractors have flawed reasoning
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Haymarket Media
Dec 07, 2005
A new governmental report reinforces the importance of the 75% rule, a good sign for long-term care providers. The new report also discredits an earlier hospital-industry supported paper that sought to...
LTC lobbyists lining up against special kind of pay cut
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Joe Bush
Oct 04, 2022
Cynthia Morton is on the verge of a crazy few months to finish 2022. The executive vice president of the National Association for Long Term Care is about to help kick off the 33rd NASL National meeting...