Occupancy, absorption both climb in first quarter: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities’ average occupancy rate continued to rise in the first three months of 2014, while absorption flipped into positive territory for the first time in almost a decade, according...
NOTICE Act signed; deadline next August
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 04, 2015
The Notice of Observation, Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE) will require hospitals to tell Medicare beneficiaries of their outpatient status within 36 hours, or, if sooner, upon...
Nursing home population tumbles 20%
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2014
The number of Americans 65 or older residing in a nursing home fell from 1.6 million to 1.3 million during the decade ending in 2010, according to a new federal report.
20% leave hospital with unstable vital signs, posing problem for providers
By
Aug 11, 2016
Nearly one in five adult hospital patients are discharged with at least one unstable vital sign, a new study from University of Texas researchers has found.
Q&A with Jill Quadagno: Putting care into perspective
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2004
The Pepper Institute’s Jill Quadagno has been involved in an array of long-term care research initiatives in recent years. She expects her ongoing studies to not only identify work force problems...
Nursing home did not warn worker who was taken hostage in active shooter drill, lawsuit alleges
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2014
A nurse at a Life Care Centers of America facility in Colorado was not notified that she would be threatened and taken hostage by a gunman as part of an active shooter drill, according to a lawsuit filed...
Senate bill would revamp 2-midnight rule for hospital inpatient admissions
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 07, 2014
Providers’ complaints about the so-called “two-midnight rule” for determining hospital inpatient status have led to a new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate, which would create less rigid...
Obama signs NOTICE Act into law
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Aug 11, 2015
A bill changing notification of outpatient observation status for hospital patients has been signed into law by President Obama.
Providers would be overburdened by Medicare overpayment rule, expert notes
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 06, 2012
A proposed rule that would require Medicare providers to return overpayments within 60 days of detection could significantly increase administrative time and costs, an expert says.
SNF owner arrested for stealing from residents to pay facility’s debts
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 25, 2016
A California nursing home owner was arrested Thursday after an investigation revealed he had stolen thousands of dollars from more than 50 residents to cover the facility’s debts.