The Cardinal at North Hills, which will be the first continuing care retirement community to offer a month-to-month format licensed in Raleigh, NC, has begun vertical construction. It is scheduled to open...
State supreme court allows SNFs to arbitrate survival claims
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Oct 03, 2016
Pennsylvania nursing homes will be able to force survival claims from deceased residents’ estates into arbitration, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Signature now dominates KY following Elmcroft purchase
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Jan 04, 2016
Louisville-based Signature HealthCare LLC is now the largest post-acute network in Kentucky, thanks to the acquisition of a fellow Louisville company’s skilled nursing division.
Feds join suit against hospitalist company
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Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
The federal government has joined in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company engaged in systematic “upcoding” of Medicare and Medicaid claims.
PharMerica, Kindred settle kickback suit
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James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
Connecting kids with seniors
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
After teaching kids most of her life, 101-year-old Grace Cloninger enjoyed interacting with children at her retirement community in Sacramento, CA.
Judge issues ruling in $1 billion nursing home case, says IL governor’s firm not responsible
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Tim Mullaney
Dec 17, 2014
A federal bankruptcy judge tentatively ruled that two New York businessmen, and not a private equity firm formerly led by the incoming Illinois governor, are responsible for $1 billion in nursing home...
Ask the payment expert: As recertification surveys resume, when will they start impacting the Five Star...
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Caryn Adams
Feb 01, 2021
As recertification surveys resume, when will they start impacting the Five Star Quality rating?
New CDC effort to bring clarity to COVID-19’s impact in long-term care facilities
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Danielle Brown
Oct 13, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is launching a new effort aimed at using data to better recognize and understand public health threats and their impact on long-term care facilities.
25 percent of COVID patients have post-acute symptoms; Report highlights emerging care needs
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2021
A analysis based on nearly two million private U.S. healthcare claims has identified the most common post-COVID conditions with a focus on age, gender, mental health conditions and mortality. Even 19%...