Organization-wide quality improvement is a top priority of savvy, resident-centric long-term care operators – and its value and importance has become even more magnified in light of the Centers for...
State News for June 2015
Jun 05, 2015
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) wants to reduce nursing home reimbursement rates by 3% and raise providers’ bed tax ceiling by 0.5%. But she also hopes to sweeten the deal with an ambitious offer...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 7
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 07, 2020
Mild COVID-19 leaves a legacy: One third feel worse two months later … Coronavirus transmission rebounds quickly when physical distancing rules are relaxed … HHS official: Mandated COVID-19 testing...
OnPointe CEO: Pandemic should be catalyst for payment changes, shedding ‘wrong strategy’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2021
Some look at the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and question how they can make their buildings safer. Eric Tanner, CEO of transitional and skilled care specialist OnPointe, sees the crisis as a launching point...
Built for success
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2016
Success for long-term care safety and security systems depends on facilities’ physical features as much as it does on the staff members who work in them
Finance Feature — Old quandary
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2006
More and more, aging facilities are begging the question:
Is it time to remodel, refurbish or just start over?
Ready for a makeover
By
Amy Novotney
May 08, 2015
It’s imperative to roll out an appeal for new long-term care digs in the right way, starting with a master plan, and a strategy to minimize disruption to residents
Harvey evacuation leads residents’ families to take legal action against SNF, administrator
By
Sep 13, 2017
Relatives of residents of a Texas nursing facility whose volunteer-led Hurricane Harvey evacuation made headlines are taking legal action against the provider.
Surviving a stroke
Aug 13, 2008
Every 40 seconds, another person in the United States has a stroke, according to the American Heart Association. Ron Gardner, who has survived a stroke, recently wrote “Take Brave Steps for Stroke...
State News for February 2017
Feb 05, 2017
MARYLAND — Attorney General Brian E. Frosh is suing a nursing home operator for allegedly expelling residents to free up higher-reimbursed Medicare beds. Frosh filed the suit in Montgomery County Circuit...