Only 1 of Philadelphia’s 47 facilities has not complied with city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 10, 2021
And then there was one. Just a single nursing home out of the 47 facilities located in Philadelphia has not yet complied with the city’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate for frontline workers.
Survey of physicians supports recognition of PALTC medicine as a specialty practice
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 08, 2021
The results highlight the “unique and specific nature of medical care provided by attending physicians across a range of PALTC settings,” concluded a task force of industry experts.
These 3 factors raise nursing assistants’ risk of shoulder injury in LTC
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 03, 2021
Nursing assistants with a lower body mass index, a higher-level position, and a work-through-pain workstyle have greater odds of experiencing work-related shoulder injuries, according to a new study from...
Conditions affecting the elderly driving up health costs, say researchers
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 03, 2020
Care for falls, back pain, arthritic disease and diabetes, among other conditions, are fueling trillions in healthcare costs.
Death leads to edict: Facility must mitigate the risk of falls — on its roof
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2018
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has given a skilled nursing facility in Ohio until Friday to remedy roof safety issues after a telecommunications worker fell to his death.
DOJ likely to keep up scrutiny on individuals in healthcare fraud cases
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Mar 29, 2017
The Department of Justice isn’t likely to lighten up on individual executives as it investigates and prosecutes healthcare fraud cases, according to one official.
Nursing home denies hair styling contributed to resident’s death
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Feb 10, 2017
A New Hampshire skilled nursing facility refutes claims that a resident died due to complications from a perm at the facility’s salon, according to new legal documents.
CMS updates operations manual and F-tags for facility closures
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 06, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its operations manual updates, including new F-tags for facility closures last week. The updates include amendments to Appendix PP of the SOM, with...
CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...
Improved coordination of dual eligibles could save the federal government $125 billion over 10 years,...
Sep 23, 2011
Requiring dual eligibles — individuals receiving both Medicare and Medicaid benefits — to enroll in team-based coordination of care programs could save the federal government $125 billion over 10 years,...