Death toll rises as nursing home operator faces 7 closures, legal scrutiny over hurricane evacuation
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 07, 2021
Seven nursing home residents have now died after being shipped to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida, and Louisiana officials have ordered the temporary closure of the seven nursing homes where they...
At least 4 nursing home residents dead after riding out hurricane in warehouse; 800-plus on the move...
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Hundreds of Louisiana nursing home residents have been evacuated for the second time in a week, after state officials discovered four individuals moved to a warehouse in advance of Hurricane Ida later...
Increases in non-COVID infections ‘wipe out’ decade of progress
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
The CDC’s new report of a spike in healthcare associated infections is alarming, says the nation’s leading infection control group. One bright spot for nursing homes: CDC found no increase in Clostridium...
Three Maine nursing homes to close for good after ‘exhausting every staffing resource’
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 03, 2021
Three rural Maine nursing homes announced their pending closures this week, all of them citing staffing challenges and the ongoing pandemic.
Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.
Let’s give vets a fighting chance
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2021
As with Afghanistan, some veterans homes have collapsed under the weight of a crisis, despite the backing of the U.S. government.
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo offers operational and compliance gold on Sept. 30
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2021
Looking for an advantage when it comes to data analytics, compliance or infection control? Then you won’t want to miss the McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Fall Online Expo on Sept. 30.
Whether facing an exodus or a trickle, LTC operators are activating these hiring strategies ahead of...
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2021
When Salmon Health and Retirement instituted a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its four Massachusetts nursing homes, CEO Matt Salmon was confident in the decision because he expected state officials would...
No stopping them: Pandemics and misinformation don’t care about your borders
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2021
If diseases recognized borders, we might never have been in this mess.
Genesis settles allegations it discriminated against patients being treated for opioid disorder
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home company has agreed to resolve allegations that 12 of its facilities turned away prospective residents because they were prescribed buprenorphine or methadone to treat...