Air mattress delayed, now nursing home can’t shake $1M arbitration award
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 16, 2019
A California nursing facility is being forced to pay $1 million after the delayed delivery of a special air mattress may have worsened a resident’s pressure ulcer, contributing to her eventual death.
Nursing homes can treat higher acuity patients without raising their risk of death: Study
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 03, 2018
Skilled nursing facilities can safely take on higher levels of care for their residents to avoid the hospital, and they can do so without raising residents’ risk of death.
Former HHS chief: Nursing homes playing a part in Medicare ‘drifting toward disaster’
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 17, 2019
A former secretary of Health and Human Services and Utah governor believes Medicare is “drifting toward disaster,” requiring immediate attention from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
State investigating nursing home chain that let health insurance lapse for employees
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
A troubled nursing home chain operating in Massachusetts is now in the state attorney general’s crosshairs after letting health insurance lapse for its employees.
Daybreak Venture is $4M behind on rent, landlord says
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 13, 2019
Omega Healthcare Investors revealed late Monday that one of its tenants had fallen behind on its rent payments by $4 million, with the company agreeing to defer millions in lease costs.
OIG criticizes states for approving nursing homes’ plans of correction without checking them
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 12, 2019
The Office of the Inspector General says state agencies aren’t doing enough to make sure that nursing homes are correcting deficiencies.
CMS launches new initiative attempting to help nursing homes address resident safety concerns
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
The federal government launched a new initiative on Tuesday, aiming to help nursing homes leaders better address patient safety issues in their facilities.
Nursing home employees indicted for involuntary manslaughter after patient’s death from bedsores
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 19, 2019
The Ohio attorney general has indicted seven former Columbus nursing facility workers on dozens of charges following a patient’s 2017 death from bedsores.
Deadly fungus outbreak spreading across SNFs in multiple states
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 10, 2019
Health officials are warning nursing facilities to be on the lookout for a rapidly spreading, drug-resistant disease.
Hospital closes, city will keep ownership of 28 nursing homes anyway, hoping to cash in
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 21, 2018
A small town in Oklahoma will forge ahead with its plan to own 28 nursing homes, even though the hospital it intended to pump up through the acquisitions has closed.