‘The Great Reset’ promises SNF sector new opportunities
By
John Hall
Mar 04, 2024
While a rocky economy and severe workforce challenges have stress-tested the skilled nursing industry, experts are seeing encouraging signs that the worst may be over.
Ashley Winkle named COO of Consulate Health Care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2024
Consulate Health Care has appointed Ashley Winkle its new chief operating officer.
CDC Shortens Recommended COVID Isolation Period
Mar 01, 2024
New guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to routinely stay home for five days.
Providers increasingly on the hook for employees’ drug thefts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2024
Violations of the Controlled Substance Act — including staff who divert patient medications for themselves — may open providers up to additional False Claims Act liability, warn a group of attorneys...
Bill that cuts nursing home red tape, kicks up collaboration with regulators advances
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 04, 2024
An advancing Iowa bill could lead to fewer on-site complaint surveys and more collaborative training programs between nursing homes and state regulators.
Nursing homes targeted for more oversight, despite state’s ‘chronically underfunded’ facilities
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 04, 2024
The tug of war between nursing home patient advocates and long-term care providers continued last week as a leading Rhode Island advocacy group threw its support behind a pair of bills that would tighten...
Beware the labor pains of March
By
John O'Connor
Mar 04, 2024
The latest piece being pulled from the Jenga tower that is long-term care comes in the form of a new labor rule that kicks in one week from today (on March 11).
New isolation guidance for COVID-19 excludes nursing homes
By
Liza Berger
Mar 01, 2024
People with COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days, per new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday.
Unraveling the impact: PDPM Medicaid case-mix index and potential Five-Star Rating challenges
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 01, 2024
The landscape of Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes is undergoing significant changes. Presently, eight states have adopted the PDPM case-mix index (CMI) model, and an additional 31 states are set...
Older adults — especially with frailty, dementia — likely to be readmitted after surgery
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 01, 2024
Older adults who have a major surgery have a higher risk for being readmitted to the hospital within 180 of a procedure. The risk is even more so if the person is frail or has dementia, according to a...