Long-term care providers and consumer advocates were able to celebrate a rare common victory over federal regulators in mid-August.
CMS official to providers: Help us capture data to drive Medicare Advantage reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2024
The increased use of health data and providers’ own voices should be considered among the best tools available for achieving change in a system that increasingly relies on Medicaid Advantage and other...
Annual CNA conference gears up for Little Rock
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 09, 2019
The National Association of Health Care Assistants will hold its annual conference, CNA Fest 2019, August 28 and 29, in Little Rock, AR.
BREAKING: CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending
By
Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2022
States should use their Medicaid authority to help drive better health outcomes among nursing home residents, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an informational bulletin issued Monday.
Nursing home coronavirus commission members chosen
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 18, 2020
Members of the administration’s new Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes are expected to be revealed Friday.
Tech successes for coping with COVID-19
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 10, 2020
Ongoing pandemic conditions have stressed long-term care providers in numerous ways, but they also have revealed many creative approaches for dealing with once-in-a-century challenges.
Kohl-Grassley bill aims for larger fines, transparency
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2008
Nursing home operators could face fines up to $100,000 – 10 times the current maximum – and would have to provide more ownership, expenditure and staffing information under a new bill introduced...
Editor’s Desk: A cash incentive test program for nursing homes in four states could shape your...
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2009
Little things like pirates taking Americans hostage off the coast of Africa, wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and the credit and housing markets crises have knocked long-term care out of the evening newscast,...
CMS: deliver data — or else
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2016
Providers who miss staffing data submission deadlines could be sanctioned — and see their Five-Star Nursing Quality Ratings suffer — federal officials said.
Final day! 2023 Women of Distinction entries due by midnight tonight
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 10, 2023
Nominations for the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program are due by midnight ET today.