When you think about it, long-term care is really a thorny issue—particularly the financing side of it. As Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security resources dwindle, and more people grow older and live...
Paid sick leave yields progress
By
Liza Berger
Nov 01, 2020
States that gained access to emergency paid sick leave during the pandemic saw 400 fewer COVID-19 cases per day, according to a new study in Health Affairs.
Bill could accelerate nursing home entry
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2010
Nursing home providers have rallied around a bill that would make it easier for hospital patients to qualify for Medicare funding in their facilities.
Providers: Five-Star system disappoints
By
Liza Berger
Jan 01, 2010
The Five-Star Quality Rating System is a good idea—in theory. In practice, it has fallen short of acceptable standards.
Commission calls for 27-point reconstruct
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
The Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes in mid-September issued a voluminous 186-page report containing 27 recommendations.
Nonprofits laud move to start LTC benefits
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging was pleased the Senate included the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act in its healthcare package bill last month.
CMS set to move on interim RUG-IV plan
By
Liza Berger
Sep 01, 2010
At press time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was preparing, to implement its interim Resource Utilization Group-Version 4 (RUG-IV) system Oct. 1.
HHS widens providers’ use of POC tests to screen for virus
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services has begun allowing nursing homes, along with assisted living facilities and other congregate settings, to use point-of-care tests to screen for COVID-19.
Expert: Post-acute care must adapt to value-based world
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2020
Post-acute care providers need to rethink their care delivery models as healthcare shifts to a value-based system from a volume-based system, said one prominent industry expert.
Problems still hanging over feds’ Five-Star rating system
By
Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2009
It’s hard for members of the long-term care community to pinpoint anything positive about the Five-Star Quality Rating System.