Kendal Corp’s Sean Kelly: Nursing home reform requires real change
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 14, 2022
The long-term care reform that President Joe Biden is seeking will require a commitment toward real change of the healthcare system and how care is delivered for residents, according to Sean Kelly, president...
Providers could use EMR information to predict a resident’s chance of developing dementia
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2020
Providers and physicians working with nursing home residents soon may be able to use a noninvasive method for predicting a resident’s chance of developing dementia.
Winter weather emergency, pandemic put Texas nursing homes into deepest freeze yet
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 19, 2021
The resilience of Texas skilled nursing providers is being tested following severe winter storms and extreme cold temperatures that have caused sustained power outages and multiplied operational challenges...
State top court says no to managed care for Medicaid program
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Danielle Brown
Jun 03, 2021
An effort by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) to implement a managed care plan for the state’s Medicaid system was declared unconstitutional by the state’s Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote on Tuesday.
CMS assures it wants provider input before issuing staffing, other rules
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Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services won’t immediately implement President Joe Biden’s nursing home reform initiatives using interim final rules, according to the agency’s top leader.
CMS begins posting nursing home COVID-19 booster data
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 10, 2022
Nursing home COVID-19 booster vaccination data is now being posted online by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which called the move an effort to “improve transparency” for consumers.
Providers: Death total would rise if nursing homes forced to admit COVID-19 patients
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 30, 2020
Providers are taking a stand against efforts that call on nursing homes to accept all discharged hospital patients regardless of their COVID-19 status as a means to increase bed capacity at hospitals.
Illinois bill pushes new pay model that rewards outcomes, sufficient staffing
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 24, 2022
Nursing home Medicaid rates in Illinois would be tied to resident outcomes and rooms would be restricted to three or fewer residents in a new reform proposal backed by providers and consumer advocates.
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 14
Apr 14, 2020
California nursing home faces lawsuit after COVID-19 patient dies … Nebraska pushes Medicaid expansion effort ahead … FDA approves sterilization tool for N95 respirators
CMS asking providers: How can we eliminate Medicare regulations?
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 08, 2020
Providers are gearing up to take advantage of a federal request that could cut regulations they find burdensome.