Former Atrium CEO, operator charged in $407 million fraud scheme
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 03, 2023
An operator behind Atrium Health and Senior Living and a former top executive were indicted Wednesday on an extensive list of healthcare fraud, tax fraud and money laundering offenses, the Department of...
‘Critical access’ not at critical mass, but skilled nursing providers push on
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 02, 2023
Support for the concept of critical access nursing homes is growing among providers, but it has yet to gain much traction among industry leaders or the politicians who would need to create such a safety...
Unexpected Medicaid increase saves 146-year-old nursing home from sale
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 02, 2023
For one provider, a final Medicaid rate determination this month made the difference between preserving a 146-year legacy of service and selling to a for-profit buyer.
A loud and clear message on staffing mandates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2023
LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan delivered a gift of sorts to CMS on Monday in the form of a six-point “common sense” plan for implementation of any staffing minimum.
Life Care must face trial in 2 of nation’s earliest COVID deaths
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2023
Life Care Centers of America and one of its operating partners must face a wrongful death trial for alleged lapses in protocol at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Kind named IT director at Kendal’s Admiral at the Lake
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2023
The Admiral at the Lake, a Kendal life care community in Chicago, named Zina Kind director of information technology in early January.
Strategy to ‘harmonize’ COVID vaccine opens door to mandate, flu shot changes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 27, 2023
An effort to streamline the national COVID-19 vaccination approach and shift to single, annual shots for most people may have major implications for nursing home staff.
CMS begins publicizing disputed nursing home deficiencies
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 26, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday started showing whether facilities were formally disputing cited deficiencies.
Staff vaccination cuts resident deaths
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
Authors of the broadest study yet linking staff COVID-19 vaccinations to lower resident death rates are urging policymakers to rethink their “stagnant” approach to booster shots.
60 Seconds with … Kim Powell, PhD, RN
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
You’ve won a $1 million NIH grant to study how text messaging might speed up decisions about transferring nursing home residents. What is your goal?