New organization looks to elevate LTC wound care standards
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 21, 2023
A former Genesis HealthCare executive has launched a new national collaborative meant to educate long-term care professionals on all aspects of wound care and skin health.
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.
To save itself, might Medicare deny coverage of controversial new Alzheimer’s drug?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 28, 2021
The true price to administer aducanumab — a controversial new Alzheimer’s treatment — may actually be closer to $100,000 annually than other, lower estimates and is just one reason the Centers for...
Hospitals to share more risk with skilled nursing, other partners in pilot for elderly care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2018
A new pilot being tested by the American Hospital Association in five U.S. health systems aims to create “age-friendly” care that focuses on safety, patient satisfaction and universal value.
Get the latest on COVID-19 during Thursday’s McKnight’s Online Forum
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2020
Start tomorrow off with critical insights into three vital areas of the battle against COVID-19 during McKnight’s first coronavirus-related Online Forum. Attendees will learn skilled nursing- and senior...
Investing in staff inclusion to rebuild: North American’s Michael Moore
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Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2023
After being stripped of leases for 24 facilities in partnership with Sabra, North American Health Services is regrouping around a dozen core operations and returning to its quality roots to fuel a potential...
Nursing homes may be targeted for turning away patients being treated for opioid addiction
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 18, 2018
Federal investigators could begin cracking down on nursing facilities that refuse admission to patients being treated for opioid addiction, experts are warning.
WELL Building launches health-safety ratings in COVID’s wake
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 17, 2020
The world’s leading certification body for healthy buildings has instituted a health-safety rating system that will allow a range of building and facility types to demonstrate their operational policies,...
This type of nursing home is more likely to be penalized under value-based purchasing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2019
Nursing homes where a majority of residents are black or Latino were more likely to receive a penalty in the first year of the Value-Based Purchasing Program, according to a new analysis. The study is...
Nurse wanted nursing home victims to ‘slip’ away: charging documents
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Kimberly Marselas
May 26, 2023
A nurse with a spotty work history that includes allegations of “abuse” has been charged in the killings of two nursing home residents and the attempted murder of a third, the Pennsylvania attorney...