When this pandemic ends, does that mean the relaxation of so many rules will, too?
Whopping Medicaid cuts to hit nursing facilities hard
Dec 01, 2011
California has managed to gain Obama administration approval to cut the state’s Medicaid program funding by $1.4 billion. Providers soon will feel the sting of 10% reimbursement cuts.
The introduction of a Senate bill intended to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate was met roundly with applause from providers...
BREAKING: LeadingAge joins call for COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 26, 2021
LeadingAge joined a list of at least 56 other professional healthcare groups that came out Monday morning in favor of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers.
Lifts/Bathing Feature: Thinking BIG
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing homes are bracing for a new population: the morbidly obese. Heftier equipment is just the beginning of their caregiving needs
Keeping watch by night
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 04, 2016
Overnight incontinence care deserves special planning and strategies; providers get personal with individual options and high-tech solutions
Nursing home residents risk losing bed holds
Sep 01, 2011
Ongoing Medicaid program cuts have now led to a game of musical chairs in the state’s nursing homes, which no longer can hold the room of a resident who is temporarily hospitalized or leaves to visit...
Infection Control Feature — Under attack
By
Liza Berger
Jun 01, 2007
With contagions becoming more prevalent in facilities,
a strong prevention program can be the best defense.
Providers: Staffing rule a CMS ‘fairy tale’ that will ‘exacerbate’ nursing home access issue
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2024
Despite minor concessions in a staffing mandate issued Monday, many nursing home providers were shell-shocked by what they saw as federal regulators’ intractable stance on minimums at a time when nearly...
Payments, not punitive measures, at heart of plan
Oct 01, 2012
OHIO – A plan to incentivize providers for better care with financial rewards instead of penalties is gaining traction among the state’s 970 nursing homes. Advocates say the pay-for-performance...