With CMPs in the spotlight, persistent provider gets its penalties cut by 86 percent
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
An Arizona long-term care provider facing a quarter-million-dollar penalty for alleged HIPAA infractions converted that judgment into a settlement for just one-seventh that amount after a diligent defense...
Victim blaming at its finest
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2024
Mark Parkinson recently made an interesting observation about what might be called the current plight of many frontline workers in long-term care.
Postponed SNF/LTC Open Door Forum takes place Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2024
A twice-postponed SNF/LTC Open Door Forum is scheduled to take place at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday.
[UPDATED] BREAKING: CMS proposes 4.1 percent nursing homes pay boost; staffing minimum not addressed
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Thursday proposed a 4.1% pay increase for nursing homes in fiscal 2025 but declined to issue an update on its staffing minimum proposal as part of its annual...
Report: During pandemic, Alzheimer’s discharges to home health, home rise, while those to nursing homes...
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 29, 2024
A new study pinpoints how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the post-hospital discharge settings for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs). Discharges to nursing homes fell, while...
Study defines which fall prevention strategies are best for older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 29, 2024
There’s a good amount of scientific evidence that functional exercises to boost leg strength and balance can be effective at preventing falls among community-dwelling older adults at an average or high...
Providers poke holes in calls to make ‘dangerous’ state Medicaid suspensions a national model
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
Consumer advocates cheered when the New Jersey State Comptroller recently suspended four nursing homes from Medicaid — calling the enforcement tactic a “model for nursing home enforcement nationwide.”...
Immigration reform increasingly urgent to addressing LTC workforce crisis: experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
As workforce challenges continue to hound long-term care providers, sector experts increasingly point to immigration reform as a vital step on the path toward long-awaited stability.
CMS finalizes rule streamlining Medicaid enrollment and renewals
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
Federal officials on Wednesday issued a new final rule that helps seniors better navigate the Medicaid enrollment process, and that’s likely very good news for long-term care providers.
Providers get another valuable tool to help cope after Change Healthcare cyberattack
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
The federal government has taken another step to support long-term care providers struggling with delayed payments following the recent cyberattack on vital billing clearinghouse Change Healthcare.