Medicaid spending up for seniors but who will bankroll coming growth?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 15, 2023
Medicaid enrollees who used long-term services and supports had “disproportionately high” spending in 2020, but just 24% who utilized the benefit did so in an institutionalized setting, according to...
BREAKING: CMS vaccine mandate upheld
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Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2022
A vaccine requirement for staff at all U.S. nursing homes and other federally funded healthcare facilities can proceed, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 decision Thursday afternoon.
Senators want to know: Will vets be pulled from state-run VA facilities over vaccine mandates?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2021
Missouri Sens. Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, both Republicans, are demanding answers from the Department of Veterans Affairs on how veterans in long-term care facilities could be impacted by federal COVID-19...
These nursing homes face even bigger wage-setting challenge
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 02, 2021
For months, provider organizations have been bemoaning the costs of relying on temporary staff that eat up limited, taxpayer-supported Medicare and Medicaid dollars.
Senator renews call for surveyor funding after staffing rule release
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 15, 2023
An influential senator is renewing his calls for increased funding for state survey agencies, following the release earlier this month of a federal staffing minimum that would require extensive on-site...
Inflation could stunt hot M&A market in 2022
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 13, 2022
With occupancy and financial pressures mounting, nearly a third of long-term care executives are considering selling skilled assets in 2022 — making it likely this year will be another very busy deal-making...
‘Outliers’ beware: Medicaid transparency rule will track staff spending patterns
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2024
While a new Medicaid transparency rule for nursing homes doesn’t go as far as a similar measure dictating how home and personal care providers spend their money, data collected through new reporting...
Without confession, nursing home serial killer might never have been caught
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
After two years of investigation, a Canadian inquiry has found that an eight-time nursing home murderer would have eluded detection without her self-provoked confession.
Nursing home hit with $150K fine after COVID-positive employee returns too soon
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2023
A county-owned nursing home was fined more than $150,000 by CMS after allowing a staff member who tested positive for COVID to return to work before their required quarantine period ended.
Lingering, ‘really scary’ reality of skilled nursing workforce reinforced by poll
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 16, 2023
A new skilled nursing workforce poll reveals deep and persistent hiring challenges at the nation’s nursing homes ahead of a minimum staffing rule expected to be announced by federal regulators next month.