Collins: Patients stuck in ‘medical twilight zone’ from observation stays
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Holly Petrovich
May 21, 2015
Hospital observation stays leave a Medicare beneficiary in a “medical twilight zone,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said at the Senate Special Committee on Aging committee hearing Wednesday.
Hospital admission rates among SNF residents improving across U.S.
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Jul 18, 2016
The number of hospital admissions and readmissions among nursing home residents dropped in many areas in the United States, according to a recent report.
Ombudsman’s treatment was illegal, inquiry finds
Oct 01, 2011
FLORIDA – Federal HHS investigators accused the state’s Department of Elder Affairs of violating the Older Americans Act, capping a five-month investigation over a series of actions it claims...
Long-term care community cheers passage of Medicaid extension legislation
Aug 06, 2010
Long-term care leaders on Thursday praised the Senate for approving an extension of enhanced Medicaid assistance to cash-strapped states.
Right-to-work law is seen as effort to offset unions
Mar 01, 2012
Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) signed anti-union legislation early in February that will turn Indiana into a right-to-work state.
Right-to-work legislation bans unions from requiring members to pay union dues,...
Provider gets court’s OK for new developments after competitors stage legal battle
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Jan 19, 2017
An Illinois-based rehabilitation provider can start building two new facilities after fighting other long-term care facilities in court over the development.
Hospitals participating in joint-replacement bundle more likely to use narrow network of SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 07, 2018
Hospitals participating in a bundled payment initiative for patients receiving joint replacements are more likely to narrow the network of nursing homes they use.
Facility fined $552,000 for resident elopement and death
By
Alyssa Salela
Jun 27, 2017
A skilled nursing facility that ignored warning signs of potential resident elopement and later made medical mistakes near the time of a wanderer’s death, was fined $552,109, according to a recently...
Disgruntled family member arrested after confronting nursing home employee, threatening to bring gun...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
Police have arrested a Connecticut man for confronting a nursing home employee off the grounds and threatening to bring a gun to the facility.