State officials didn’t verify correction of more than half of SNF deficiencies: report
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Sep 12, 2017
Health officials in Kansas failed to follow up on 52% of deficiencies identified during nursing home surveys, a federal watchdog said in a report released Monday.
CMS surprises — and doesn’t — with pay model changes
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Sep 06, 2017
There were surprises mixed with an utter lack of the unexpected in August when federal officials made bold moves away from certain mandatory care and payment models.
Warning comes with sharp rise in hospitals holding ownership links to post-acute care
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Sep 06, 2017
The percentage of hospitals with shared ownership or investor links to a post-acute care provider jumped from 25% in 2005 to nearly 50% in 2015, a new Health Affairs study shows. That sharp increase could...
Fall Online Expo just weeks away — register now for free CEs
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Sep 05, 2017
McKnight’s fifth annual Fall Online Expo is back in just over two weeks, allowing long-term care providers the chance to earn three free continuing education credits.
SNF resident charged with murder in fellow resident’s death
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Aug 30, 2017
A North Carolina nursing home resident has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly fatally beating his roommate.
VA to propose easier funding access for rural nursing homes
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Aug 23, 2017
Rural veterans may soon have easier access to long-term care under a future proposal being considered by Veterans Affairs officials.
Recruitment and retention tips direct from frontline workers
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Aug 02, 2017
Long-term care managers need to understand what they can do to make their workplaces as employee-centered as possible — or risk losing out on the best workers, experts and front-liners alike emphasized...
Providers mourn NAHC President Val J. Halamandaris
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Jul 28, 2017
Val J. Halamandaris, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, died Tuesday following a long illness, according to the group.
Wrongful death suit against SNF filed too late for arbitration, appeals court rules
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Jul 26, 2017
A lawsuit claiming an Ohio skilled nursing facility was negligent in a former resident’s death can’t be sent to arbitration since the claim was filed after the statute-of-limitations had expired,...
Active-shooter tips from a survivor — how to respond ‘when seconds count’
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Jul 25, 2017
Betty Brunner was sitting down to an appointment at her hair stylist one morning and the next thing she knew, she was diving for the floor, trying to avoid a crazed gunman. Brunner miraculously escaped...