Reconsider ‘extreme’ expansion of civil monetary penalties: LTC coalition to CMS
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 02, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw a planned civil monetary penalty expansion, a coalition of leading long-term care organizations argues in a new joint letter to the agency’s...
Federal court stops lawsuit seeking nearly $1B over ‘improper’ nursing home licensing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A federal appeals court won’t reopen a nearly $1 billion lawsuit against a Florida nursing home operator accused of racketeering-like behavior in a lengthy civil case.
Proposal to make NHSN reporting permanent bypasses provider concerns
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would expand and extend COVID-era respiratory illness reporting requirements under a provision of the recently proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System...
‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
CMS to post more nursing home ownership data, facility health data for first time when it unfreezes star...
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday that it will begin posting certain nursing home ownership information, as well as aggregated MDS data for all residents at a facility, both...
With the ‘Wicked Witch’ of regulation dead, nursing home staffing rule could follow
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2024
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision Friday revoking broad deference to federal agencies is likely to bolster legal arguments against a federal nursing home staffing rule, experts told McKnight’s...
Federal agency issues nursing home staffing brief highlighting CNA numbers gap
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 01, 2024
The majority of US nursing homes currently meet at least two of the three criteria of the federal nursing home mandate, according to a new brief from federal health officials. Only about 30% meet the requirements...
How AI could open doors to better care, smoother long-term care operations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2024
Aging services organizations already are using artificial intelligence, whether or not they realize it.
Payment reform, focus on physical improvements required to reduce risk of another nursing home disaster:...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2024
A trio of prominent nursing home researchers warned Monday that without new investment in nursing home infrastructure, residents and staff will remain at “substantial risk” for a repeat of the poor...
Building a coveted ‘destination workplace’ requires diverse investments, active listening to staff:...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 27, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior care operators need to rely on a broad range of solutions, a panel of experts said
