The federal government will lift its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, the White House announced late Monday.
Fresh nursing home design combines tradition, new ideas
By
John Hall
May 01, 2023
After long mimicking the hospitality industry’s grand lobbies and communal spaces, long-term care designers are shifting to a “less is more” strategy.
Nursing home owner must face NLRB case despite bankruptcy protections
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 01, 2023
A federal agency can proceed litigating allegations of unfair labor practices against the operator of several Connecticut nursing homes that declared bankruptcy in 2013.
Court revives criminal COVID charges against nursing home leaders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 28, 2023
Two former leaders of a state-run nursing home where 76 veterans died in a single COVID outbreak must face criminal charges, despite a previous ruling that they could not be held liable for elder neglect.
Ensign approaches 300 facilities with focus on skilled care segment
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
The Ensign Group picked up 19 facilities in California and Colorado in the first quarter of 2023, hastening the growth trajectory it has sustained through the pandemic.
Nursing homes have to fight for pay protections in Medicare Advantage rule: expert
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 27, 2023
Providers must play an active role in stopping aggressive Medicare Advantage practices that have for years limited access to skilled nursing care, a top managed care expert warned administrators gathered...
Shuttered nursing home avoids class action in understaffing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
While sympathetic to nursing home residents’ claims that they received “deficient” care, a federal judge has ruled their case cannot be certified as a class action because claims and damages related...
Eli Lilly expects Medicare about-face on Alzheimer’s drugs coverage
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2023
New data on Lilly’s experimental drug donanemab may influence CMS’s restrictive stance on coverage of this and other amyloid-busting Alzheimer’s treatments, a company executive says.
Even with caps in place, some staffing agencies can’t resist raising rates
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 20, 2023
While more state lawmakers are proposing legislation to rein in anti-competitive behaviors by some staffing agencies, a new turn of events in Massachusetts proves rules alone aren’t enough to suppress...
Dozens of providers join 4th lawsuit filed against funding, minimum staffing law
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 17, 2023
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against New York state’s profit-cap mandate that directs any facility profits over 5% to a statewide pool.