Senior Care Centers files for bankruptcy, $100M in debt
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 03, 2019
Texas’ largest nursing home operator has filed for bankruptcy, hoping to get out from under the weight of “ballooning rent payments.”
Nursing facility to pay $260,000 in back wages, damages for shorting on overtime
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 21, 2018
The federal government is ordering one New Jersey nursing facility to pay $260,000 in back wages and other damages after failing to pay employees for all of their hours worked.
CMS worries about integrity of accreditation orgs; wants to hear from SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 20, 2018
The federal government is wary of possible conflicts of interest occurring in healthcare accreditation organizations, and it wants input from providers about the issue.
Nursing home must pay $21,000 for failing to accommodate CNA with arthritis
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
An employment safety watchdog is ordering one North Carolina provider to pay up after it fired a certified nursing assistant who was unable to perform her duties because of arthritis.
Feds to make it harder for hospitals to reject SNFs’ info requests
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 18, 2018
A new federal rule, long in the works, would make it more difficult for hospitals to block requests for patient information, including from skilled nursing providers.
Feds seeking input on ways to relax HIPAA rules, ease communication with nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 14, 2018
The federal government wants to know whether patient-privacy rules are keeping nursing homes and other providers from better coordination with each other.
Provider groups rail against Trump administration pitch to penalize immigrants for using Medicaid
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 13, 2018
Providers are blasting a proposal from the federal government that would penalize legal immigrants for using Medicaid, arguing it could hurt the long-term care industry and its residents.
CEO Mackey stepping down from troubled Five Star Senior Living
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 11, 2018
The chief executive of struggling Five Star Senior Living is stepping down at the end of the month, the company announced Tuesday afternoon.
First bankruptcy, now Senior Care properties put on Sabra chopping block for $385M
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 07, 2018
Sabra Health Care is finalizing a deal to sell the properties occupied by its largest operator, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this week.
Nursing home that repeatedly hung up on deaf woman ordered to pay up, train staff
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 06, 2018
A New Jersey nursing home could be on the hook for more than $12,000 in penalties after one of its workers repeatedly hung up on a deaf social worker.