Half a century and 4 million meals haven’t slowed down this long-term care culinary king
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 10, 2024
For almost as long as there has been a Buena Vista Care Center in Santa Barbara, CA, Miguel Pulido has been there — making sure the residents of the nursing home are fed and happy.
Nursing center’s program ensures every resident will get ‘adopted’ — and a visit from Santa
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 29, 2023
When some residents had no gifts to unwrap one Christmas morning, the staff of Princeton Health Care Center decided to do something about it.
Workforce improvement No. 1 target in final OIG report on nursing home pandemic effects
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 01, 2024
Steep challenges faced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hinder their ability to provide quality care and adequate staffing, according to new report findings from the US Department...
90-year-old nursing home guts long-term care amid ‘unsustainable’ Medicaid funding
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 19, 2024
Faced with steep Medicaid reimbursement shortfalls, one 90-year-old facility believes its only way forward is to cut back more than half of its available long-term care beds.
Petersen bankruptcy likely to involve selling facilities to multiple buyers: lawyer
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 26, 2024
Long-term care operator Petersen Health Care said it lis likely to sell off blocks of its facilities as part of its efforts to restructure and pay its debts after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last...
Partnerships with pharmacists increasingly important for complex resident needs, care transitions: experts
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 24, 2024
Building relationships and formal partnerships between long-term care providers and pharmacists is increasingly vital to managing resident care, experts said at a Moving Forward Nursing Home Quality Coalition...
Arbitration order ruled invalid in COVID wrongful death case. That could be trouble for nursing homes:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 06, 2024
An appellate court judge has ruled that a plaintiff who filed a wrongful death case on behalf of her mother was not bound by an arbitration agreement she had signed in her role as power of attorney.
CMS pledges to use ‘full array’ of tools to enforce 2024 Medicare Advantage rules
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 12, 2024
Despite early fears, long-term care leaders have some reason to be optimistic that changes to Medicare Advantage rules for 2024 will be enforced.
‘Not a dry eye’ as nursing home honors 19 veterans
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 20, 2023
Veteran’s Day is supposed to be all about honoring those who served in the armed forces, but you could say Good Shepherd Nursing Home of Wheeling, West Virginia goes above and beyond.
Providers get another valuable tool to help cope after Change Healthcare cyberattack
By
Josh Henreckson
Mar 28, 2024
The federal government has taken another step to support long-term care providers struggling with delayed payments following the recent cyberattack on vital billing clearinghouse Change Healthcare.