Hospital pay increase would ‘exacerbate’ nursing homes’ disadvantage in recruitment,...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2019
A proposed change in how low-wage hospitals pay employees could be a threat to recruitment and retention for long-term care providers, according to formal comments responding to the Centers for Medicare...
CMS proposal offers long-awaited fix for Medicare Advantage appeals
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 08, 2023
Skilled nursing providers would get a new, improved appeals process for Medicare Advantage denials under a proposal issued late Monday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Leading Medicare experts: End post-acute COVID waivers, but keep this key change
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 07, 2021
COVID-era waivers that made it easier for hospitals to discharge patients to post-acute settings should be revoked, except for one element, researchers said.
Long-term care picks up 11,000 jobs but recovery resembles roller-coaster ride
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
Nursing homes and residential care facilities gained another 11,000 jobs in October, a quick rebound after a fresh slump in September.
Nursing homes down 200K frontline workers, with more COVID cases on the way
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 29, 2021
The U.S. is facing a certified nurse aide shortage of about 200,000, with the situation made more dire by a surging number of unvaccinated aides being forced to quarantine with cases of a new COVID-19...
Real Time identifies, analyzes signs of infectious disease in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
Analytics company Real Time Medical Systems can now provide infectious disease surveillance of nursing facilities for government and industry clients. This new service uses built-in links to extract data...
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
A Day in the Life: Quilts honor SNF veterans
This nursing home aims to reduce agency dependence by adding housing for local staff
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Kimberly Marselas
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 09, 2023
A proposed nursing home in a New England resort town will feature a fairly uncommon way to attract staff: 48 units of subsidized housing on a campus shared with dozens of local elders.
Providers prepare for new vaccine threats as mandate officially sunsets
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2023
The end of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccine healthcare worker mandate arrives Saturday, and with it new costly concerns as well.
As behavioral health demands grow, new federal center offers free SNF training
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Kimberly Marselas
May 10, 2023
As federal regulators heighten pressure on skilled nursing facilities to accept and treat patients with mental health needs and substance abuse disorders, a new center is ramping up to equip providers...