SNF med tech pleads guilty to resident’s ‘murder-by-insulin,’ injecting others
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Aug 01, 2016
A former medical technician pleaded guilty on Friday to injecting a nursing home resident with a medically unnecessary dose of insulin in July 2007, leading to her death.
Nursing home administrator accused of sexually harassing employees
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Jul 26, 2016
The administrator of a New York nursing home has been hit with a lawsuit claiming he sexually harassed several members of the facility’s staff, including two former directors of nursing.
SNF owner arrested for stealing from residents to pay facility’s debts
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Phil Brahm
Jul 25, 2016
A California nursing home owner was arrested Thursday after an investigation revealed he had stolen thousands of dollars from more than 50 residents to cover the facility’s debts.
Hospital admission rates among SNF residents improving across U.S.
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Jul 18, 2016
The number of hospital admissions and readmissions among nursing home residents dropped in many areas in the United States, according to a recent report.
New quality measures will hit the Five-Star on July 27
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Jul 15, 2016
Five of the six new quality measures for skilled nursing facilities announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be phased into the Five-Star Quality Ratings system on July 27, CMS officials...
How to do it… Positioning techniques
Jul 04, 2016
In the wake of recent updates to the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s wound staging guidelines, providers are re-focusing on prevention. Wound care toolboxes include methods and technology...
REITs wary of skilled nursing sector woes, report asserts
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Jul 04, 2016
Real estate investment trusts are becoming increasingly cautious of the pitfalls associated with skilled nursing portfolios, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
Staffing shortages can fuel increased discharge delays
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Phil Brahm
Jul 04, 2016
Providers feeling the pinch of a nursing shortage only need look across the Atlantic to see the possible consequences of being understaffed.
SNF will pay $28 million to settle fraud, neglect lawsuits
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Jun 24, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct from the facility’s owners and staff.
llinois providers file lawsuits to stop competitor’s expansion
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Jun 22, 2016
Three Illinois nursing homes have taken legal action in an attempt slow the expansion of a transitional care-focused competitor in Chicago’s western suburbs.