New law prohibits providers from billing residents after they die … Providers urged to use trauma-informed practices when treating residents with dementia, troubled past: study … UN report: Both Russia...
Also in the News for Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2024
House committee advances bill blocking nursing home staffing mandate … Justice Department offers training to encourage local law enforcement to investigate abuse in LTC … New civil suits in case of...
Also in the News for Tuesday, April 25
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Budget proposal offers big money for nursing homes, elder care in Ohio … Louisiana legislators consider weakening brand new nursing home disaster plan rule … Small and rural providers continue to lag...
MDS submissions paused starting Thursday for transition to iQies system … Only half of nursing home complaints being investigated in Delaware … Long-term care hospitals face proposed CMS pay cut …...
Also in the News for Oct. 24, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 24, 2022
Psychologist who worked with nursing homes convicted of fraud … HHS commits $13 million for nurse education and training … CMS asks for comment on information collection, including PACE info … Wyoming...
Also in the News for Friday, Dec. 17
Dec 16, 2021
Feds: Boosted nursing home residents 10 times less likely to be infected with COVID … CDC backs Moderna, Pfizer over Johnson & Johnson shot, stops short of stopping access … California wants to tie...
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 8
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 08, 2022
Florida House approves measure that would loosen staffing standards … Banks seize several nursing homes from Louisiana operator Dean … CMS now accepting applications for new ACO model … Florida wildfires...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 25
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2023
CMS materials from MDS training sessions now available online … CDC: New COVID lineage could infect those previously vaccinated … New enforcement wave linked to $836M in COVID relief fraud, including...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 19
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2022
CMS rolls back durable medical equipment reporting rules … High rates of lasting dementia, psychosis found in large COVID study … Kentucky providers affected by severe storms, severe flooding get reporting...