Long-term care leaders support passage of budget deal
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 12, 2013
Prominent long-term care provider associations registered support for a bipartisan budget deal being considered by Congress this week, despite the fact that it would extend a period of reduced Medicare...
Government asks for suggestions on how to reduce Medicare appeals backlog
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 05, 2014
The federal government is asking the public to suggest ways of reducing Medicare appeals and cutting down on a backlog at the administrative law judge level. The request for information was filed by the...
CMS seeks comment on new post-acute admission policies for accountable care organizations
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 03, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is considering giving accountable care organizations more flexibility in how their patients can access post-acute care. The agency described these policies...
Florida’s top LTC ombudsman placed under ‘virtual house arrest,’ state investigates...
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
The leader of Florida’s long-term care ombudsman program is under investigation and has been placed on administrative leave under strict conditions, according to local reports. Harold J. Crochet...
Senators call for OIG review of nursing home trust fund practices
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 23, 2013
Leaders in the U.S. Senate have called for a special review of how nursing homes handle residents’ money placed in trust funds. The chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Sen. Bill Nelson...
Audits paused, providers glad
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 01, 2014
Long-term care providers are applauding a pause in the Medicare recovery audit contractor program.
Review targets stolen money
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Leaders in the U.S. Senate have called for a government review of how nursing homes handle facility-managed trust funds.
Nursing homes should focus on improving communications to prevent in-room cameras, survey suggests
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
Most people would consider video cameras to monitor a loved one’s nursing home care but would prefer other methods, according to recently released survey results.
Caregivers should prepare for some residents to ‘get worse’ during antipsychotic drawdown,...
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2013
Leaders in long-term care facilities should take steps to ensure that residents with dementia are not unnecessarily put back on antipsychotic medications, according to officials who spoke on a call with...
FL hospice, nursing homes, hospital passed patients back and forth to juice profits, whistleblowers charge
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 29, 2014
Two Florida nursing homes and a hospital allowed a hospice company to provide free services in exchange for patient referrals, according to recently unsealed whistleblower charges.