Nursing home reviewing pain plans after $117,000 fine for alleged inadequate opioid prescribing
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has saddled a Washington state nursing home with a $117,000 fine after it allegedly failed to adequately treat a resident’s pain. Charges stem from a May...
To survive under PDPM, smart operators must integrate themselves into hospital networks, invest in tech,...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 28, 2019
A banking expert is predicting that the skilled nursing industry’s new payment model is going to create a world of “haves” and “have-nots.”
McKnight’s Online Expo is one day away
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 26, 2019
Time is running out to participate in the long-term care industry’s only virtual trade show.
Thieves hold nursing home employees at gunpoint, steal drugs
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 26, 2019
Employees at one Alabama nursing home received a rude awakening early Wednesday when they were held at gunpoint by two masked intruders.
Skilled nursing pros convene in one place today to tackle industry’s biggest challenges
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 27, 2019
Months of preparations culminate this morning with the arrival of McKnight’s Online Expo. Attendees can earn up to five free CE credits over the next two days.
Provider sues state over delayed Medicaid payments, wants managed care pay halted
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 30, 2019
Fed up with slow-to-arrive Medicaid payments and a “dysfunctional” managed care system, one Arkansas provider is striking back.
Medicare Advantage steers nursing home residents to networks but doesn’t improve outcomes, Brown study...
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 25, 2018
A new analysis out of Brown University asserts that, while Medicare Advantage plans appear to direct patients to specific skilled nursing facilities, there has been no marked improvement in patient outcomes...
Senators claim nursing homes unprepared for natural disasters in scathing report issued Friday
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 05, 2018
Nursing homes were woefully unprepared for natural disasters last year, and more regulation and oversight may be needed, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance said in a report issued...
State officials may push for granny cams after rape of comatose woman in nursing home
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 14, 2019
An Arizona state legislator is planning to push legislation to allow video cameras in nursing homes after a long-comatose woman gave birth to a baby boy.
Experts: Hospitals should work directly with nursing homes to address infections
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 02, 2018
Hospitals have made much greater strides in cutting infection rates than their peers in the long-term care space and should work more closely with the latter to share know-how and better address the issues,...