Nursing homes facing major challenges to Medicaid, Medicare, Yarwood says
Oct 06, 2009
Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO of the American Health Care Association, Monday likened the problems facing long-term care to a “tsunami.”
Blockbuster merger will bring Brookdale, Emeritus together, create largest senior living company
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 21, 2014
Brookdale Senior Living and Emeritus Senior Living will merge through a $2.8 billion deal, in a move that Brookdale CEO T. Andrew Smith said will be “transformative for the industry.” The expanded...
Jonathan Blum, who oversaw long-term care reforms, resigns as head of Medicare
Apr 23, 2014
The nation’s top Medicare official, Jonathan Blum, is leaving his post next month, news outlets reported Tuesday. Blum became a familiar figure to long-term care providers through Open Door Forum...
Supreme Court to hear case sparked by Omnicare deals
By
Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2014
A recent $4 million legal settlement over kickbacks for anemia drug Aranesp is small change compared to other recent deals Omnicare has made with federal authorities. News of these payouts hasn’t...
Long-term care provider, worker groups weigh in on GOP immigration principles
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 03, 2014
A statement of principles for immigration reform issued by Republicans in the House of Representatives is a good sign of potential legislative progress on this issue, long-term care provider and labor...
Providers to learn: never enough friends in play
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2013
Sometimes long-term care providers struggle to find meaning in the signs that are strewn in their path. Whether it’s legalese, regulatory gobbledy-gook or some form of bureaucracy, uncertain messages...
LTC insurance groups need a better strategy
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 01, 2014
What the long-term care insurance market could use right now is a healthy dose of capitalism. But it isn’t going to happen.
Poor oversight allows nursing home workers to plunder residents’ trust funds, investigation finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
Nursing home workers face few impediments in stealing money from residents’ trust funds, according to a USA Today investigation that uncovered thousands of cases of financial exploitation.
Referrals at risk
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 01, 2014
Interoperability for technology solutions is crucial for long-term care providers.
Move to improve residents’ quality of life a welcome development
By
Nancy L. Gorman
Aug 04, 2009
Enhanced standards from The Joint Commission complement new guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Both emphasize improving the quality of life of long-term care residents.