Nursing home praised for putting native foods on menu
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Nov 25, 2015
A nursing home in Alaska is earning praise from residents and their families for a new partnership that brings a taste of traditional native foods to the facility.
Seniorlink partners with Northeastern
Nov 24, 2015
Seniorlink Inc., the parent company of Caregiver Homes, has partnered with Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Health Sciences to form a dementia program.
NY law adds workplace violence protection for healthcare workers
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Nov 24, 2015
New York has passed a new law giving the same anti-violence protections to healthcare workers already given to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and registered nurses.
1 in 3 SNFs in bundled payment test areas won’t qualify for 3-day stay waiver
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Nov 24, 2015
One in three skilled nursing facilities under Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement initiative testing will be shut out from a waiver of the three-day stay rule due to their star rating, according to...
LTC liability costs to rise by 5% for 3rd straight year
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Nov 20, 2015
Long-term care facilities can expect their annual loss rate to increase by 5% over the course of 2016, according to a new report released Thursday by the American Health Care Association and Aon Global...
Citizens group sues California over nursing home ‘patient dumping’
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Nov 11, 2015
A California citizens group has filed a lawsuit against the state over its alleged failure to combat “patient dumping,” in which nursing homes elbow out Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid...
Budget bill includes CMP increase
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Nov 09, 2015
A provision included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that would double the maximum amount civil monetary penalties for providers has one leading healthcare organization crying foul.
MedPAC begins working on unified post-acute pay plan
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John Hall
Nov 05, 2015
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is devising a plan that would pay skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, home health agencies and long-term care hospitals under a unified...
Technology solutions shine in 4th annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards
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Nov 05, 2015
The success stories submitted to the 4th annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition showcased how savvy providers put tech to use in meeting the needs of their residents and staff.
AHCA pushing toward payment reform
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Nov 05, 2015
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living will soon face their “most formidable challenge of all,” in delivering a proposal for payment reform to Congress,...