It never hurts to refresh your memory on the hot button areas and understand current enforcement trends.
The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act: An unnecessary legislative ‘fix’
By
Andrew Graham
T. Andrew Graham
Apr 06, 2009
The bill that would invalidate pre-admission arbitration agreements, the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2009, has no real purpose and would only create more problems for the American judicial...
New Year’s resolutions for a fraud-free 2020
By
Jeffrey D. Jeter
Jan 31, 2020
Now that the calendar has flipped to a new year, millions of Americans have made resolutions to better themselves in the year ahead. New Year’s resolutions are not a modern phenomenon and actually date...
Prepare for a visit from the ghosts of reimbursement past, present and future!
By
Steven Littlehale
Dec 20, 2019
“If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Reimbursement Reform’ on their lips would be boiled in their own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through their heart!” Ebenezer...
The impact of MDS 3.0 on long-term care software systems
By
John LoConte
Sep 24, 2009
Several long-term care facilities will have to change their software to accommodate the upcoming MDS 3.0. Finding a “match” in regards to software and developer are essential.
Nursing home closures: Tough love and recovery
By
Irving Stackpole
May 15, 2019
It’s time for some “tough love” about nursing home closures.
Pressure ulcers require seamless treatment plan throughout care continuum
By
Dr. James G. Spahn
Apr 21, 2009
Caregivers should adhere to an individualized care plan for patients with pressure ulcers as they move through the continuum of care.
What the NLRB’s new ambush election rules mean for you
By
Woodruff Imberman Ph.D.
Jan 28, 2015
Long-term care facilities, ranging from independent living communities to post-acute care and rehab centers, all will face new problems avoiding unions because of the recently issued National Labor Relations...
Problems with the CLASS Act
By
Stephen A. Moses
Oct 23, 2009
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently held a briefing on the much-touted CLASS Act. There was much praise to go around. I heartily disagreed with most of it.
Secrets to satisfied family members that providers should know
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Jul 16, 2014
One of the clearest lessons I’ve learned while being her advocate is that administrators who want to establish and maintain positive relationships with family caregivers of dementia residents must...