Vanguard Healthcare will pay $18M to settle False Claims Act allegations
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 28, 2019
A Tennessee-based skilled nursing company has agreed to pay about $18 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for “grossly substandard” nursing home services.
Mid-Atlantic expands skilled care portfolio in Maryland
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Feb 04, 2016
Mid-Atlantic Health Care LLC has acquired a portfolio of four skilled nursing facilities that will spread its presence in Western Maryland.
PharMerica, Kindred settle kickback suit
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James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
State Medicaid funding reduction looms; nursing home advocates urge caution on Medicaid reforms
Mar 29, 2011
The federal government on Friday will scale back the amount of Medicaid money it sends to states as one phase of a temporary increase to the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) comes to an end.
Parkinson urges states to consider community spread, facility preparedness before resuming nursing home...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 17, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 within a community and a facility’s ability to handle an outbreak should be key indicators for officials when deciding if in-person visits should resume at nursing homes, the leader...
Potent painkiller prescription often arrives with transferred residents
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 12, 2020
A high-dose painkiller prescription often accompanies hospital patients upon discharge to a skilled nursing facility. The result is a complex medication management challenge for care providers, investigators...
Nursing home workers vote to strike over staffing, healthcare access
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers at three Rhode Island facilities have called for a strike in an effort to secure higher wages, better healthcare benefits and minimum staffing requirements.
Nebraska facility rethinks activity programming with visit from farm animals
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 30, 2020
Residents at the South Haven Living Center, an 85-bed skilled nursing facility in Wahoo, NE, recently enjoyed a visit from two horses, a pony, goat and dog.
Social media feeds inspire K4Connect’s latest tool
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 29, 2020
K4Connect last week debuted its K4Community Plus resident application, which integrates key features of popular social media platforms into an application specifically designed for seniors. Key K4Community...
Partners Pharmacy PassPort selected for NJ’s field hospitals
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2020
New Jersey has tapped Partners Pharmacy and its innovative APS Passport system to provide emergency pharmacy services at three field hospitals opening across the state to alleviate the strain on local...