Healthcare inspections for nursing homes to be tougher under new OSHA rules
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Jun 29, 2015
Nursing homes will face more scrutiny based on a new key hazard list from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Colonial Park Care Center wins top honor in McKnight’s Tech Awards
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Sep 28, 2015
Colonial Park Care Center in Harrisburg, PA, uses the InTouch Telehealth Network to bring the expertise of physicians into its skilled nursing facility, helping to control costs and prevent avoidable hospital...
Landlord initiates sequence to give HCR ManorCare independent overseer
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Aug 21, 2017
Quality Care Properties has begun the process of appointing an independent receiver to oversee its skilled nursing and assisted living facilities currently operated by HCR ManorCare, the real estate investment...
CMS proposes massive regulation revision for LTC
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Jul 14, 2015
Individualized meal plans, antipsychotic use and staff training are among the hundreds of proposed changes to regulations released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Monday, which officials...
Antibiotic stewardship mandate demands better leadership and training, experts stress
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Apr 04, 2017
Long-term care leaders learned seven core elements of a successful antibiotic stewardship program Monday at the ACHCA annual convocation Monday. The key is to look up, on expert said.
Payment hike achieved, providers turn focus to quality aspects of FY 2017 rule
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Aug 03, 2016
The release of the final skilled nursing payment rule for fiscal year 2017 gave relief to providers, and rightfully so: it boosted payments to the sector by $920 million. But other provisions tucked in...
Advocates for LGBT seniors fear repercussions of possible ‘religious freedom’ executive order
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Feb 06, 2017
A draft of an executive order being considered by President Donald Trump has raised concerns among advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors for its possible consequences on long-term...
Nursing home win: Florida judge nixes governor’s emergency generator rule
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Oct 30, 2017
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s (R) emergency mandates for generators in nursing homes and assisted living facilities was shut down Friday by an administrative law judge, who slammed the rules as “invalid...
Medicare costs rise as hospice stays lengthen, WSJ report finds
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Feb 22, 2016
Increasingly long hospice stays have nearly doubled the amount Medicare is spending on patients in recent years, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
‘Messy’ proposal for Medicare PAC spending alarms providers
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Jan 25, 2016
The development of Medicare cost measures for post-acute care is moving too quickly to account for the complex nature of the issues, worried provider groups say.