Medical marijuana lawsuit highlights provider trap as laws clash
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 11, 2023
A new case challenging an applicant’s dismissal due to medical marijuana use is raising concerns about what kind of legal protection job seekers and facilities have — especially amid a national nursing...
Opioid use, interpretation allegations snag two nursing home chains
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 27, 2023
Two nursing home chains have resolved allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying admission to prospective residents with Substance Use Disorder, the US Attorney’s Office...
Nursing homes targeted for more oversight, despite state’s ‘chronically underfunded’ facilities
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 04, 2024
The tug of war between nursing home patient advocates and long-term care providers continued last week as a leading Rhode Island advocacy group threw its support behind a pair of bills that would tighten...
Providers get their moment with top US health officials over vaccinations
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2024
Providers and top federal officials intent on saving more seniors’ lives met at near the White House Wednesday to plan vaccination improvements.
Will $900M nursing home racketeering lawsuit get new life? The court is still out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 13, 2023
A group of residents who allege a nursing home management company’s omission of key details from licensing applications rose to racketeering-level behavior is seeking new life for what could be a nearly...
Care teams now at risk as MDS changes roll out
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2023
It’s been widely billed as the biggest change to the Minimum Data Set in more than a decade, and on Sunday, version 1.18.11 of the MDS 3.0 finally kicks in.
Adapt, or the desire for flexibility will drive workers away, providers warned in McKnight’s survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 06, 2023
Flexibility, already a major buzz word in the skilled nursing sector, is becoming an even more critical tool for hiring managers and building leaders in 2023, results of the latest McKnight’s Mood of...
Class action suit targets Medicare Advantage insurer’s use of AI to end rehab stays
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 14, 2023
Two skilled nursing patients filed a class action suit against Humana Tuesday — alleging their Medicare Advantage benefits were cut prematurely short because of Humana’s wrongful reliance on artificial...
Passing of ‘superwoman’ Sherrie Dornberger, top NADONA exec for the last 20 years, leaves massive...
By
James M. Berklan
May 19, 2024
Sherrie Dornberger, the caregiving powerhouse who bounced back from her own life-threatening medical issues to assume one of long-term care’s top nurse leadership posts, died Wednesday after a two-week...
Behavior problems — not financial motivation — most often precede forced SNF discharges: OIG
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 04, 2024
Nursing homes most often initiated a discharge because a resident’s behavior endangered the resident or others in the facility, a rationale fully within their rights, a government watchdog reported Wednesday.