Judge: Doctor can’t piggy-back on nursing home’s arbitration in overfeeding death
By
Marty Stempniak
May 29, 2018
An Arkansas judge has sided with a local nursing facility, which contends its former medical director may not piggy-back on the facility’s ability to arbitrate legal claims.
CMS looks to simplify Medicare application process for providers
By
Marty Stempniak
Jul 17, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is aiming to make it easier for providers to apply for eligibility, the agency announced late last week.
Staffing ‘crisis’ hitting directors of nursing hard, new industry analysis finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 06, 2019
A new analysis finds that the staffing crisis plaguing entry levels of long-term care is trickling upward to impact nursing leaders.
‘An invisible tsunami’ — Medicare, Medicaid funding predictions may be too low, report asserts
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
Members of Congress are worried funding projections for two of nursing homes’ biggest payer sources may be too low, after failing to account for the changing lifestyles of baby boomers.
Veterans ‘demand action’ to improve care at VA nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 16, 2018
Two veterans’ groups are demanding changes at VA nursing homes, following a new report that indicated major problems persist.
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns Sept. 26
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 27, 2018
It’s that time of year. The calendar turning over to September this week means pumpkin spice lattes, football and the McKnight’s Annual Fall Online expo.
AARP: Dementia drugs often prescribed long-term without any supporting clinical evidence
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 21, 2018
The majority of elderly dementia patients — about 70% — are placed on long-term courses of drugs to treat the brain disease, despite scant evidence they provide benefits beyond a year.
Retro payments from provider not good enough, NLRB says, after nursing home suspended merit-based pay
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 01, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board is hitting a nursing home operator for “unlawfully” suspending a merit-based raise program.
Nursing home reviews security measures after being robbed of narcotics twice in less than a month
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 27, 2018
An Oklahoma nursing home is reviewing its security procedures after thieves targeted it twice in a month to steal narcotics.
SNF aims to cut ER visits via telemedicine
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2018
A New Jersey provider is testing out telemedicine services in its skilled-nursing facilities, in the hope that it might cut back on unnecessary ER visits.