BREAKING: New CMS ownership proposal targets private equity, REITs and related parties
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Feb 13, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Service this afternoon proposed a new nursing home ownership disclosure rule intended to make more clear ownership and management operations of facilities.
Drug pricing efforts threaten ‘very existence’ of LTC pharmacies: reps
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 11, 2024
President Biden in his State of the Union address last week vowed to end “Big Pharma’s” grip on prescription drug pricing and cut costs for seniors and taxpayers by another $200 million.
Physician 1.7 percent pay fix fails to account for full cuts to therapists, other SNF providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 06, 2024
Congressional leaders have agreed to increase physician pay by 1.68% starting next week, but that raise still would not make whole a 3.37% cut initiated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
McKnight’s a finalist in two Jesse H. Neal awards categories
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been named a finalist in two 2024 Jesse H. Neal Awards categories: Best Commentary and Best News Coverage.
Skilled nursing management firm avoids class action in data breach case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2023
A management firm serving nursing homes in four states has avoided a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 data breach.
Senate leader who instigated SFF crackdown wants even tougher measures — and more funding — for...
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
skilled nursing facilities, the key Senate leader who instigated the crackdown said he wanted even more oversight — as well as more funding — for providers.
Meet Nadeen Moore, 2023 Spirit Award winner
By
Rachael Zimlich
Aug 08, 2023
Learn more about Nadeen Moore, Area Nurse Manager, Florida, Brookdale Senior Living, West Palm Beach, FL.
Common infections linked to reduced cognitive test scores for older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2023
Common infections, including with the herpes simplex virus, are associated with reduced performance on a test of global function, researchers from Johns Hopkins University report.
Biden again touts ‘cracking down’ on nursing homes in State of Union address
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2023
Nursing homes once again elicited an ignominious mention in President Joe Biden’s second SOTU address Tuesday night.
After advising resident on 911 call, a CNA is fired and a nursing home gets sued
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 30, 2023
A certified nursing assistant has sued her former employer, saying she was wrongly fired for disputing a director of nursing’s orders not to help a resident call 911.
