Fresh class action suit targets another veterans’ home over COVID failures … CA legislature makes second attempt at requiring 85% of Medicare spending go to direct care … Effort to repeal Washington’s...
NY nursing home landlord, former operators to pay $7.2M in False Claims settlement
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2023
The landlord of an upstate New York nursing home and the unlicensed operators who ran the facility for years before its 2021 closure have agreed to pay nearly $7.2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.
Nursing home wins right to arbitrate, but case reveals common agreement weakness
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2023
An Illinois nursing home can avoid a court battle over a personal injury claim, thanks to an appellate court’s finding that its contract “clearly” gave its arbitrator the right to decide which cases...
‘More must be done’ by providers for emergency prep: Senate report
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 24, 2023
Massive power failures and widespread evacuations caused by severe weather should be taken as a “warning sign” that US nursing homes remain unprepared for emergencies and the coming effects of climate...
CMS says final hours requirement still undecided on looming staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 23, 2023
Federal officials are still trying to determine just how many minutes or hours a day it takes for direct care staff to perform tasks key to nursing home quality, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Nursing homes reimagine frontline roles, seek smoother regulatory pathways
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2023
In the wake of a historic shortage of nurses and assistants, America’s nursing homes have been forced to get creative when it comes to hiring, scheduling and retaining workers.
Immigration reemerges as workforce solution in scattershot Senate hearing
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2023
An overwhelmed healthcare workforce, the implications of ongoing shortages and fears about a stressed pipeline took center stage during a Senate hearing Thursday.
LTC Properties had its strongest investment year since 2015, company leaders said Thursday, with Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson touting $170 million in annual investment as proof of a “hard-won positive...
Also in the News for Friday, Feb. 17
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2023
Attorney General seeks authority to recover state funds from ‘seriously deficient’ nursing homes … CMS Proposes expanded mobility device coverage … AARP targets NY nursing home ombudsman program...
As CMS tightens vise on Medicare Advantage, providers argue for even more help
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 15, 2023
Forty-five days after proposing changes that attempt to rein in some of the most-criticized practices of Medicare Advantage plans, federal officials now must filter through nearly 1,000 formal comments.