Underreporting of fall, pressure ulcer hospitalizations ‘widespread’ in nursing home data
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2023
Underreporting of falls and pressure ulcers in nursing homes was frequent and “widespread” in a new study of such incidents and whether they were accurately reflected on Care Compare.
Widening data pool dangerously ‘chumming the waters’ in nursing home lawsuits
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2023
A broader public data pool that captures practices of individual nursing homes and patterns across portfolios is being used out of context and further complicating the legal landscape for operators, experts...
At the top, reaching higher: Long-term care leaders embrace opportunity of post-COVID inflection point
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 13, 2023
Some of the sector’s most distinguished leaders last week told McKnight’s they are embracing a current “inflection point” in long-term care as an opportunity to boldly reimagine...
MDS, staffing and falls prevention fill out Wednesday’s Expo lineup
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2023
The 17th annual spring edition of the McKnight’s Online Expo will take place Wednesday and offer the chance to earn up to four free CE credits.
‘What we’re doing doesn’t work’: New Jewish Home’s Jeffrey Farber
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Even as his organization has become a hub for a swath of aging services, The New Jewish Home CEO Jeffrey Farber, MD, says certain elements of senior care need to be singled out to allow for more innovative...
Nursing home agrees to $400K discrimination settlement as new pregnancy fairness rule looms
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 13, 2023
An Illinois nursing home owner must pay $400,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against and fired pregnant employees, the Equal Opportunity Commission announced Wednesday.
BREAKING: CMS nursing home staffing mandate in question after study leaks
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James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2023
The accidental online posting Tuesday afternoon of a study commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seems to indicate that the White House’s grand plans for a first-ever nursing home...
‘Moment of decision’ appears near on nursing home staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2024
A two-day spate of legislative action opposing the nursing home staffing mandate has some staunch supporters of the requirements feeling “very concerned” about the rule’s future.
Nursing beds continue to slide in annual LZ200 rankings
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2023
The nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living providers remain largely the same when ranked by the number of skilled nursing beds they provide, even after a year in which many life plan communities...
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.