Nursing homes, feds hide sky-high antipsychotic use with dubious diagnoses: report
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2021
At least one-fifth of nursing home residents are taking the drugs, many for schizophrenia, a diagnosis that has skyrocketed in these settings since 2012, a new investigation finds.
AHCA: Be vigilant against COVID-19 this holiday season
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 13, 2020
Industry leaders are stressing that nursing homes and other long-term care operators should practice caution this holiday season to prevent setbacks on progress made earlier this year to reduce and prevent...
Focus on life safety during the management of COVID-19
By
Stan Szpytek
Mar 24, 2020
Note: This story was updated on May 12 to reflect new regulatory changes. As skilled nursing facilities around the nation rise to the challenges of managing this current infectious disease outbreak, providers...
Is it the docs’ turn to get stoned?
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services brought out its equivalent of a brass band and confetti machine Tuesday to tout a new provider payment strategy. One could almost hear strains of “Happy...
Why nursing homes won’t be catching many breaks this year
By
John O'Connor
Feb 03, 2014
When you talk to experts in this field about the year ahead, an unsettling pattern soon emerges. Almost everyone seems fairly confident that regulators will be taking a much closer look at operators.
Is it permanent? SNF pressures mount even as providers try to recover from COVID-19, financial instability
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 03, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities could be facing a severe, financially unstable future as operators try to adjust to lower patient volumes and a shift toward home care, according to Forbes columnist Howard Gleckman.
Picture this: WV group shifts annual holiday fundraiser to brighten the lives of nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 21, 2020
The likelihood of photographer Al Tucker shooting pictures for the annual West Virginia Scenic Calendar was slim to none early in the year. The calendar serves as an annual holiday charity project for...
Tracing cases: How one bar gathering led to a nursing home resident’s COVID hospitalization
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 07, 2021
A new report on contact tracing in rural Illinois illustrates how a single community gathering can lead directly to infections in a skilled nursing facility, and the challenges associated with reopening...
Federal COVID-19 relief funding a ‘primary support’ for long-term care, exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 06, 2020
Federal COVID-19 stimulus funding has been crucial to the stability of Diversicare Health Services’ operations, according to Jay McKnight, the firm’s president and CEO.
4 steps toward slaying the zombies in your nursing home
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 20, 2018
They’re everywhere — in your billing department, food services, human resources or janitorial — and they’re secretly sabotaging your nursing home, one day at a time. We all know some.