Facility’s non-compliant documentation practices lead to federal crackdown
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 25, 2018
Montana was hit with more than $277,000 in civil penalties after its Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown failed to meet federal documentation requirements related to mental illness care.
Strikes expanding to new frontlines as stress grows among unexpected healthcare workers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Strikes like the massive one threatened by Kaiser Permanente’s California blue collar workers last month could be a sign of what’s to come for the broader healthcare sector.
REIT tax benefits questioned as influence over nursing homes rises
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2022
Tax policies meant to benefit real estate investment trusts as “passive investors” in nursing homes should be reviewed with an eye toward their active operational influences, say economists...
Having My Say | When the world spun out of control, they stepped up
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2022
Nursing home workers are some of the most dedicated in healthcare, often sacrificing on behalf of their charges. That commitment shines through in times of natural disaster.
Embattled Skyline operators fined $85k for wage theft
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2019
The penalties do not include $64,749 in back wages, which were covered by court-appointed receiver KCP Advisory Group.
Nursing homes’ financial reporting just ‘smoke and mirrors,’ consumer advocate alleges
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 22, 2023
Federal and state regulators should require consolidated, audited financial reporting of every nursing home group in the country to get beyond the “smoke and mirrors” and better understand exactly...
Staff deaths, other elements to be removed from CDC data requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
May 26, 2023
Skilled nursing providers will soon see significant changes to COVID-related data-reporting requirements, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced.
Prosecutors target nursing homes that reject patients needing opioid treatment
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2022
A Massachusetts nursing home must pay a $5,000 penalty and revise its admissions policy over an alleged refusal to accept a patient needing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.
‘Pack it up’ or increase debt to survive? One skilled nursing owner’s moment of truth
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 12, 2023
When he bought his own nursing home company back in 2016, Ted LeNeave adopted an upside-down leadership philosophy, one that gave his onsite employees broad say in how to run their facilities and empower...
BREAKING: CMS issues details on vaccine mandate’s end
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday afternoon issued a final rule lifting the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers by early August.