More Skyline nursing homes fall into financial disrepair
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 25, 2019
Five Massachusetts nursing homes owned by troubled operator Skyline Healthcare appear to be in financial disarray, with employees and vendors left unpaid.
CMS proposes changes to help bolster Medicaid managed care; providers see a mixed bag
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 09, 2018
The federal government is proposing “significant” changes to private Medicaid plans that it hopes will relieve regulatory burdens and allow states more flexibility. Skilled care providers, however,...
Opioid legislation goes to president after Senate passage; LeadingAge applauds
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 05, 2018
Long-term care advocates are applauding sweeping legislation passed by the Senate and Congress this week that aims to address the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic.
U.S. News tweaking its nursing home ratings system, will focus more on quality of care and staffing
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 04, 2018
A switch is coming soon to how U.S. News and World Report publishes its much-viewed nursing home ratings.
Retro pay not good enough, NLRB says
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board is hitting a nursing home operator for “unlawfully” suspending a merit-based raise program.
Judge: Doctor can’t piggy-back on nursing home’s arbitration in overfeeding death
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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
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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
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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
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 16, 2018
Two veterans’ groups are demanding changes at VA nursing homes, following a new report that indicated major problems persist.