NASL winter conference to focus on regulatory, legislative issues
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 05, 2015
The Winter Legislative and Regulatory Conference of the National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care takes place Monday through Wednesday in Washington. In addition to Congressional visits, the...
CMS wants burdens eased
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
Providers will have their say about the future of Medicare Administrative Contractors.
GOP pushes for repeal of the CLASS Act
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
The CLASS Act may have gone into hibernation, but Senate Republicans want it dead.
Kohl pushes for stronger enforcement of elder abuse crimes
Sep 22, 2011
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) has asked the U.S. Department of Justice for additional grant money to prevent elder abuse and strengthen penalties those who commit such crimes.
Right-to-die hearing can’t take place in Australian nursing home, company says
Aug 12, 2009
A quadriplegic Australian nursing home resident who has been petitioning his nursing home to allow him to starve to death has been denied a bed-side court hearing of his case, according to local news reports.
Hurricane Ivan causes two nursing-home resident deaths, forces authority-led facility evacuation
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 20, 2004
At least two nursing home residents died after being moved from their Louisiana facilities and a facility in Mississippi was forced by authorities to evacuate as Hurricane Ivan struck the Gulf Coast.
Pending Medicare appeal changes will benefit providers, CMS says
By
Marty Stempniak
May 07, 2019
Pending changes designed to ease Medicare appeals will save providers and patients millions of dollars, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Shortchanging the Older Americans Act has led to unnecessary nursing home placements, senators say
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 17, 2014
Chronic underfunding of the Older Americans Act is leading to unnecessary long-term care facility admissions, Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT) and 26 of his Democratic colleagues in the Senate said in a recent...
Lawmakers threaten subpoena over Affordable Care Act PR campaign
By
McKnight's Staff
Oct 25, 2012
Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee have threatened to subpoena federal health officials to gain access to public relations contracts related to the Affordable Care Act.
Quadriplegic man granted right to die in controversial Australian court case
Aug 17, 2009
An Australian nursing home will not be held criminally responsible for discontinuing feeding and allowing a 49-year-old quadriplegic resident to die, an Australian judge ruled Friday.