CEO who fired himself ‘inundated with calls,’ says he’s received several job offers
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Marty Stempniak
Jul 23, 2018
A Virginia nursing home CEO who has decided to axe himself, rather than sacrifice care at his institution, has been “inundated with calls” and received several job offers.
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
Sabra reluctantly terminates Senior Care Centers’ leases
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 05, 2018
Sabra Health Care is cutting ties with its largest skilled nursing operator and selling 36 facilities.
Docs offer 3 solutions to patients being ‘rehabbed to death’ in nursing homes
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 01, 2019
Three San Francisco-based clinicians are raising the red flag about dying patients being unnecessarily cycled back and forth between hospitals and nursing homes, and they have some ideas to fix the practice.
CareTrust picks up 12 Senior Care Centers SNFs as M&A activity stays hot
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 03, 2019
Merger and acquisition activity in long-term care continues to stay brisk, with several skilled-care deals inked this week.
Sabra terminates leases with Senior Care Centers; ‘I’m not happy about it,’ CEO says
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 07, 2018
Sabra Health Care is cutting ties with its largest operator and selling 36 skilled nursing facilities.
What nursing homes can learn from a ‘troubling’ court decision on sexual consent
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 18, 2018
Navigating the nuances of nursing home resident sexual encounters has to be an extremely difficult proposition for administrators, and things just got a little thornier after a recent court ruling. The...
Talking dual eligibles, MedPAC with a Harvard long-term care guru
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 22, 2018
We all have something that we’ll admit to getting a little geeky about.
‘Don’t be greedy’ — Report urges SNF landlords to foster ‘win-win’ relationships
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 14, 2019
A new report notes that rents are likely too high in the skilled-nursing industry and will need to come down to foster a healthier relationship between owner and operators.
What to do when your resident’s death wish seems ‘rational’
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Marty Stempniak
May 25, 2018
Suicide — a shadowy issue that most would prefer to ignore — is seemingly a hot topic in the news these days.