Rehab firm will pay $2M to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving 11 nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2021
A California-based therapy company has agreed to pay $2 million to quash allegations that it overbilled for rehab services provided at 11 skilled nursing facilities.
Unvaccinated nursing home staff in the hot seat as CDC investigates COVID-19 breakthrough cases
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2021
Several Colorado senior care facilities are at the center of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 investigation, and public health officials there are zeroing in on unvaccinated staff...
Providers push Congress as negotiations intensify: Nursing homes need traditional infrastructure help
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 22, 2021
Federal lawmakers negotiating a massive infrastructure deal should allocate support for capital improvements in the nation’s nursing homes, the American Health Care Association and National Association...
No fingerprints, no direct caregiving in CT nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 22, 2021
Nursing home employees who didn’t get fingerprinted as part of a background check can keep their jobs, but they haven’t been allowed to care for residents since a deadline killing a COVID-era exemption...
After acquiring NJ properties from Genesis, Complete Care gets hit with labor board complaints
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2021
A major union announced Tuesday it had filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Complete Care Management over concerns about how the company is spending supplemental Medicaid funding...
Unless union power takes a dip, best to bring your chips
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2021
As the divide between the haves and have-nots grows, unions seem well situated to rise in power.
Headed for the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal? Consider these tips first.
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 20, 2021
Confusion and uncertainty are clouding the landscape as nursing homes across the country begin reporting lost revenues and COVID-19 related expenses that would allow them to keep their share of federal...
Watchdog pressures HHS to give timeline on remaining relief funding
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 20, 2021
The federal government’s top watchdog is calling for better communication about the distribution of coronavirus relief funds, criticizing the Department of Health and Human Services for not having a...
What exactly are we waiting to see? It’s time to act on mandates
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 14, 2021
As a coalition of long-term care medical and infectious disease experts Tuesday called on healthcare facilities to require COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment, I couldn’t help but think of...
For-profit furor could trigger more financial reporting for nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 13, 2021
More than 1,200 nursing homes could find themselves facing stringent financial reporting requirements if a national movement to increase transparency in the industry takes root in California.