CMS asks nursing homes for feedback on implementing healthcare reform
Apr 29, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking nursing homes for feedback on a number of different healthcare reforms that are expected to take effect soon.
Congress passes healthcare funding within massive spending bill
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 23, 2004
When Congress approved a $388 billion omnibus spending bill on Saturday, it assured numerous healthcare programs would receive funding in fiscal 2005.
The RAC is back, increasing scrutiny in a complex nursing home audit environment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2024
Audits of skilled nursing providers are likely to increase this year, with a growing number of federal and state recovery audits adding to specialized compliance reviews announced last year.
Providers question managed care admissions in wake of denials
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 22, 2022
With denials on the rise, some long-term care providers are questioning the worth of admitting residents covered by managed care plans because they doubt they’ll be reimbursed for their services.
Florida receives nation’s first emergency Medicaid waiver approval for coronavirus response
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 18, 2020
Florida became the nation’s first state to be granted an emergency Medicaid waiver for dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak.
Landlord LTC Properties doubts Senior Care Centers’ ability to emerge from bankruptcy as a viable entity,...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 04, 2019
A California-based skilled nursing landlord says it suspects that Texas’ largest operator will not be able to come out of bankruptcy and is therefore actively looking for another tenant.
Nursing home cited for failure to perform resuscitation
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Safety commission weighs petitions for total bed-rail ban, seeks input
By
McKnight's Staff
Jun 05, 2013
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has merged two petitions calling for a total ban on adult bed rails and will accept comments on the matter through Aug. 5, according to an entry in Tuesday’s...
American Baptist Homes of the West selects technology company
Mar 29, 2016
The American Baptist Homes of the West has selected theWorxHub by Dude Solutions for for streamlined operations and maintenance management.
More scrutiny ahead for Five-Star ratings
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
In a move that top nursing home lobbyists privately hoped wouldn’t come to pass, the Government Accountability Office announced in late August it will be investigating the federal nursing home rating...