A Maine skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $1.2 million to the federal government to settle allegations it did not prevent RehabCare Group East Inc. from providing unnecessary therapy.
Flu shot firings leading to trial
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Sep 06, 2017
A North Carolina hospital will have to go to trial over claims that it fired at least three employees who refused a flu shot on religious grounds.
IC issues existed before COVID-19: GAO
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Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Infection control deficiencies were widespread throughout nursing homes before the pandemic, according to a May report by the Government Accountability Office.
Workouts can hasten decline
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
Moderate exercise may hasten Alzheimer’s if done regularly after diagnosis, a new study suggests. Oxford researchers found people with mild to moderate dementia who worked out in a gym twice weekly...
SNF bed prices are still soaring
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James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2014
Big-dollar deals in the seniors housing sector continue to drive up per-bed prices, according to the latest figures from Irving Levin Associates Inc.
HCP spins off troubled HCR ManorCare
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Jun 06, 2016
HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
Kindred quits: dumping SNFs
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James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc., which operated more than 200 nursing homes less than a decade ago, is pulling the plug on its skilled nursing facilities.
McKnight’s earns APEX honors
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 09, 2018
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has once again earned national honors in the 30th annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence competition.
New CMS chief stirs provider anticipation
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Apr 05, 2017
Long-term care provider groups were complimentary of Seema Verma following her mid-March confirmation as administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Therapy buck stops at SNF
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James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
A legal settlement involving two long-term care companies accused of not sufficiently controlling their contracted therapy provider’s billing practices has created anxieties among skilled nursing...