State adds nearly $2M to budget to keep residents out of nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 25, 2019
Editor’s note: This story had been updated to include a comment from the Georgia Health Care Association. Georgia’s new leader is proposing putting almost $2 million in extra funds for community-based...
OIG criticizes states for approving nursing homes’ plans of correction without checking them
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 12, 2019
The Office of the Inspector General says state agencies aren’t doing enough to make sure that nursing homes are correcting deficiencies.
Survey lists nation’s best, worst states for nursing home care
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A new analysis of Medicare data ranks the nation’s best states for nursing home care, according to organizers, and the last one to the party appears to have won the race.
CMS expands what’s covered by Medicare Advantage, hoping to address social determinants of health
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 03, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that it has finalized updates to what private Medicare plans cover, including everything from air quality devices to food.
Providers say not so fast, as state contends foot-dragging over return of $60M in duplicate payments
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 08, 2019
Nursing home industry advocates in Rhode Island are bristling at a report that state Medicaid contractors are having to hunt down providers to take back $60 million in payments.
Dan Ciolek, A pitch perfect career
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Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Sports have played a key role throughout the formative years of Dan Ciolek’s life. It was a series of injuries, sustained while wrestling and playing other sports, that helped propel him toward a...
Legislation would require nursing homes to up nurse-to-patient ratios
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 04, 2019
Nursing facilities would need to limit the number of residents a registered nurse cares for, under a recently proposed Pennsylvania House measure.
Nursing homes going well beyond cards and candy to celebrate Valentine’s Day
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 22, 2019
Providers went all out to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, throwing everything from proms to beauty pageants to celebrate the occasion.
Profile: Julianne Williams’ golden touch continues
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 05, 2019
Julianne Williams takes the term “hands-on” leadership to a whole different level.
More tales from the brighter side of long-term care
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 26, 2019
It’s been a few months now since we first launched our #BrightenUpLTC campaign, hoping to shine a light on the positive occurrences that are happening in nursing homes across the country.