With every SNF already under scrutiny, federal task force aims to cut healthcare spending, eliminate...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 30, 2023
A new task force from the US House Budget Committee will look at how to reduce healthcare spending, including ways to modernize healthcare and support access to care.
13 years of CMS inaction on private-equity facility ownership ‘egregious’: Grassley
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Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 07, 2023
Thirteen years later, US Sen. Charles Grassley has reignited a push to get federal regulators to implement rules to require transparency at long-term care facilities backed by private equity.
Nursing homes out of compliance with state’s staffing minimums to be fined
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jun 27, 2023
New Jersey nursing homes that violate the state’s staffing minimums could be fined up to $500 per violation under new regulations proposed by the Department of Health.
Inspector general will review program for poorest performing nursing homes
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 18, 2023
A federal watchdog will conduct a program-wide assessment of how regulators are pressuring poorly performing nursing homes and companies to clean up their act.
Rising focus on False Claims puts skilled nursing providers in crosshairs, attorneys warn
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Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 09, 2023
Nursing homes looking to protect themselves from False Claim Act investigations should maintain at least a 3-star rating and ensure they don’t delay discharges to get extra reimbursement, a panel...
Many LTC pill thefts still under the radar: study
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Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 25, 2023
Nurses played a critical role in identifying the theft of more than 11,000 tablets from residents in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, investigators report.
Unlocked door enabled nursing home shooting death; security experts urge better preparation for such...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 15, 2023
A security expert is warning nursing homes to perform a vulnerability assessment and assign someone to check perimeter doors in light of a facility shooting death at a California facility.
Influential senator, colleagues pressure CMS on nursing home ownership info
By
Jessica R. Towhey
May 23, 2023
A small group of Democrats have joined with US Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) to turn up the bipartisan heat on federal regulators as they weigh increasing transparency into nursing homes’ ownership structures.
Improving the delivery of quality care in behavioral health programs has been a priority for Jessica Fear for more than a quarter of a century. Fear advocates for the use of data to inform and identify...
4 nursing homes close, citing state’s 2-beds-per-room limit
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 10, 2023
Four more nursing homes in Massachusetts announced they will close, chased out of the state by a “reconfiguring” reform meant to improve the quality of care but possibly doing the opposite.