Let public have say on sex in SNFs, researchers say
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Oct 07, 2016
Current policies on how intimate relationships should be handled in nursing home settings have “failed” residents and the public alike, according to research published Wednesday.
Illinois becomes fifth state to allow cameras in nursing home rooms
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Aug 25, 2015
Legislation allowing families to install cameras in nursing home rooms was signed into law by Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) last week.
Neighbors, provider locked in legal battle over nursing home for inmates
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Sep 05, 2017
A nursing home for paroled inmates that recently received approval for federal funding is now locked in a legal battle with its neighbors, who argue the facility is hurting their property values and putting...
State to pay $400,000 after death of veterans home resident
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Oct 15, 2015
Nevada will pay $400,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging a veterans home resident died after being left outside, according to local reports.
McKnight’s wins two national ‘Azbee’ awards
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Jul 28, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News earned two national awards at the 2015 American Society of Business Publication Editors awards presentation on Friday in New York.
Nurse aide admits to stealing, pawning resident’s wedding ring
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Jan 11, 2016
A former aide at a Minnesota nursing home has admitted to stealing the wedding ring off of a resident’s finger and pawning it over her lunch break.
Employee fingerprint scans land provider in class-action lawsuit
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Oct 20, 2017
An Illinois nursing home is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a worker who argues that the facility’s required daily fingerprint scans pose a threat to their privacy.
Retroactive Medicaid coverage in jeopardy, could hurt providers
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Nov 20, 2017
More states may soon be able to opt out of providing retroactive Medicaid coverage, a trend that could put more cost burden on providers, according to some observers.
Providers fire back on therapy billing
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Oct 09, 2015
The current payment system for nursing home therapy is “flawed,” wrote American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson in a letter to the...
PA Attorney General expands lawsuit against Golden Living
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Sep 10, 2015
A lawsuit against nursing home operator Golden Living has been expanded to include 11 additional facilities, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office announced this week.