CMS proposes 1.3% pay increase — with plenty of strings attached
By
Kimberly Marselas
Danielle Brown
Apr 09, 2021
A proposal that would boost Medicare payments to skilled nursing providers by 1.3% next fiscal year also could trigger additional reporting requirements and increase the potential for penalties.
Also in the News for Friday, July 16
Jul 16, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine more effective in residents with past virus exposure: study … Ohio providers say minimum staffing proposal would hurt effort to maintain workers amid shortage … Nearly 30% of long-term...
FBI investigating whether state gave Justice Department false nursing home data
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is now facing a new federal inquiry stemming from the revelation that his office lied about the state’s nursing home coronavirus death data.
LGBTQI order opportunity to address nursing home taboo
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 22, 2022
A national bioethics expert is hopeful providers will build on a new executive order providing protection for LGBTQI+ seniors in long-term care settings and develop policies and training opportunities...
Federal judge vacates ‘Public Charge’ rule denounced by LTC advocates
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 04, 2020
A federal judge has struck down a rule that long-term care advocates previously warned could limit immigrants’ access to long-term care services and hurt the industry’s workforce.
Gender pay lawsuit filed
Nov 14, 2019
Missouri — A suburban Kansas City nursing home is being accused of paying a female nurse less than two male nurses who performed the same jobs. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 19
Aug 19, 2021
Illinois governor signs legislation requiring providers to ‘make every reasonable effort’ to connect residents with loved ones at least once a day during disasters … Birx to LTC providers: Prepare...
Also in the News for Thursday, July 8
Jul 08, 2021
Dems could have better success with Medicare expansion efforts by broadening coverage instead of lowering eligibility age: analysis … Michigan auditor agrees to investigate COVID deaths in long-term...
Nursing homes must report convicted sex offenders newly admitted as residents under new proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 15, 2022
Pennsylvania nursing homes are promoting a new proposal that would require providers to notify staff, residents and residents’ families when a registered sex offender is admitted into a facility.
First vaccine deadline arrives for healthcare workers in half the nation
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 28, 2022
Surveyors can now evaluate long-term care providers’ compliance with a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate covering healthcare workers in half of the United States. Many long-term care providers are ready...