A nursing assistant at an Illinois skilled nursing facility allegedly misread a medical chart and therefore declined to resuscitate a 52-year-old resident prior to her death last year, according to a lawsuit...
Guest worker bill earns accolades for potential impact on nursing shortage
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Apr 25, 2016
A recently proposed federal bill that would create a guest worker program has earned praise from the country’s largest provider organization.
Giving person-centered care the green light
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Aug 11, 2015
I’m one of those people who see the numbers ticking down on a crosswalk signal as a challenge. Five seconds? No problem. Three? Let’s just say if you’ve ever been waiting at a stoplight...
Nursing Home Compare not good enough, Harvard experts say
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Aug 31, 2017
The Nursing Home Compare website is suffering from “considerable” knowledge gaps that may make it harder for consumers to make informed decisions about their post-acute care, according to some...
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.
llinois providers file lawsuits to stop competitor’s expansion
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Jun 22, 2016
Three Illinois nursing homes have taken legal action in an attempt slow the expansion of a transitional care-focused competitor in Chicago’s western suburbs.
CMS: Nursing homes should start submitting staffing data in two weeks
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Sep 18, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data Oct. 1 for the best results, federal officials said during a SNF Open Door Forum conference call Thursday.
Recent decreases in hospital readmissions may be the result of more return visits being defined as observation stays, which leave many Medicare beneficiaries without nursing home coverage, the Wall Street...
NIC report: Occupancy down, managed Medicare use up in skilled nursing facilities
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Mar 14, 2016
Skilled nursing facility occupancy has dipped from 2011 to 2015, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s inaugural Skilled Nursing Data Report.
Employer consent not needed to bargain
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Sep 05, 2016
Unions seeking to represent bargaining units with both solely and jointly employed workers will no longer have to obtain consent from both employers, the National Labor Relations Board ruled in July.