Nursing home must pay $85K fine for improperly cleaning glucose meters
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
A recent fine of one Buffalo, NY, nursing home reminds providers to exercise caution when using shared blood glucose meters.
New multi-load washer introduced
Jun 26, 2018
Maytag® Commercial Laundry is introducing the Maytag® Multi-Load Washer, designed to handle large, heavy loads of laundry.
CMS: Hospice election notices to be submitted electronically
By
Alyssa Salela
Jul 31, 2017
Hospice Notice of Elections can soon be filed electronically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced via a Thursday memo.
Silverado acquires SNF
Feb 07, 2017
Silverado’s newest community, the Silverado Hermann Park Memory Care and Rehabilitation center in Houston, will serve 50 memory care residents, the company said.
TX nursing home resident charged with arson after suspected suicide attempt
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 03, 2014
A Texas nursing home resident now is in jail on arson charges after he set a fire at the facility in an apparent suicide attempt, according to local news sources.
AHCA: Managed care transparency needed
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
The government should collect and release more claims information from managed care plans, the nation’s largest long-term care provider association stated in a recent letter to Senate leaders.
Los Angeles County failed in investigating nursing homes, state says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 23, 2014
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health did not follow standard policies pertaining to nursing home inspections, according to a review released by the state Department of Health.
CMS proposes shorter drug cycle rule in long-term care to limit pharmaceutical waste
Nov 17, 2010
The National Community Pharmacists Association said Tuesday that it fully supports a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that requires pharmacies to only dispense brand name...
GAO: State surveyors miss nursing home deficiencies
May 16, 2008
State inspectors often fail to cite serious deficiencies, including malnutrition, bedsores and abuse, in their annual inspections of facilities, a Government Accountability Office report found.
CMS suspends surveys, allows providers to exceed bed capacity in states hit by Hurricane Harvey
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Sep 06, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is extending some flexibilities for Medicare providers in Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Administrator Seema Verma said on Saturday.