Decorated walls and windows warm the soul at New York nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 16, 2018
Upstate New York is known for its beautiful vistas, but inside some private rooms at Betsy Ross Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, residents were stuck staring at empty walls.
$5K settlement for nursing home that declined to admit opioid dependent patient
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Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2018
A skilled nursing facility that denied admission to a patient receiving medically assisted treatment for an opioid addiction has settled federal discrimination charges.
HHS: Feds will push for drug negotiation after all
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Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2018
Though President Donald Trump’s drug blueprint glossed over drug price negotiations, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Monday morning that changes are on the horizon.
Skyline’s implosion continues with Pennsylvania takeover
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Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2018
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has installed temporary management at nine nursing homes owned by Skyline Healthcare, the latest group to fall in the growing collapse of the New Jersey-based operator.
No sign language interpreter for two years? Deaf former resident can sue nursing home
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 30, 2018
A federal judge ruled last week that a former nursing home patient who is deaf can pursue a discrimination case against the facility where she lived for more than two years because staff refused to provide...
HCR ManorCare, about to be sold to Quality Care Properties, is folded into second deal with ProMedica,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2018
Hospital operator ProMedica and Welltower Inc. are acquiring Quality Care Properties Inc. for nearly $2 billion, the companies announced late Wednesday.
CMS developing direct-pay model to test on seniors, others
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced it is exploring a direct-provider contracting model. It is the first payment reform initiative to result from the agency innovation center’s...
This Music Man really delivers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Record delivery man Bob Knutson doesn’t have any training in music or music therapy. For many years, he didn’t even have an especially good ear for it, much less a passion.
Another state accused of improprieties in granting private Medicaid contracts
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2018
A Pennsylvania Court has ruled the state’s Department of Human Services violated procurement rules when an official met with top executives of a company bidding for a share of its Medicaid service...
Pennsylvania court allows another plaintiff to seek punitive damages from Golden Living
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 13, 2018
The family of a nursing home resident who died — at least in part, due to pressure ulcers — can pursue punitive damages in a wrongful death suit against Golden LivingCenter-Stroud.