Advocates ‘shocked’ at Medicaid proposals’ potential impact on nursing facilities
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Feb 23, 2017
Advocates for seniors were stunned when they learned that a Medicaid overhaul proposal may be included in a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act, one group leader reported Wednesday.
SNF fined $120,000 for not notifying doctor of resident’s heart attack
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Jan 11, 2017
An Illinois skilled nursing facility is facing nearly $120,000 in state and federal fines after health officials said it failed to notify a doctor of a resident’s heart attack.
Discharge proposal could improve patients’ moves to SNFs, new study says
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Aug 09, 2017
Many hospital patients don’t receive quality information on skilled nursing facilities prior to their discharge, often times choosing a facility solely based on location, a new study shows.
Harvey evacuation leads residents’ families to take legal action against SNF, administrator
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Sep 13, 2017
Relatives of residents of a Texas nursing facility whose volunteer-led Hurricane Harvey evacuation made headlines are taking legal action against the provider.
Verma to face ‘difficult decisions’ at helm of CMS, former agency officials say
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Dec 15, 2016
Seema Verma, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will have her work cut out for her if and when she assumes leadership next year, former agency...
Mid-Atlantic Health Care creates Gold-winning system
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Oct 02, 2015
Mid-Atlantic Health Care has earned the Gold Award in the Quality category of McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for creating its own data system to improve the quality of care provided in...
HHS calls for therapy overbilling crackdown
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Oct 01, 2015
The Medicare payment system for skilled nursing facilities needs to be re-evaluated to weed out exploitative providers, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
New state law would require anti-abortion messaging in nursing home bathrooms
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Dec 14, 2016
Oklahoma nursing homes will be required to post anti-abortion signs in their public bathrooms by 2018 under a new law.
Nursing assistant fired for requesting post-hurricane help on Facebook
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Sep 26, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants earlier this month after she used social media to call for help for the facility in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, according to local reports.
CNN investigation: Sexual assaults in nursing homes a ‘widespread’ issue
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Feb 23, 2017
Sexual assaults of nursing home residents by facility employees are “widespread” but “little-discussed,” according to an investigation published Wednesday by CNN.