Top nursing home lobbying group calls for exemption from proposed $35K overtime threshold
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 11, 2019
Workers earning less than $35,000 should be eligible for overtime pay, the Department of Labor said in a proposal released late last week.
Provider groups rail against Trump administration pitch to penalize immigrants for using Medicaid
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 13, 2018
Providers are blasting a proposal from the federal government that would penalize legal immigrants for using Medicaid, arguing it could hurt the long-term care industry and its residents.
Providers must give entrance fees back to families more quickly under new law
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 21, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities in New Jersey must give funds back to residents’ descendants more quickly after the passage of a new law last week.
Penalty box: CMS official says moratorium on nursing home fines will end in May
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 08, 2019
A long-running moratorium on monetary fines for nursing homes will expire in May, a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official testified to federal officials Wednesday.
‘Spaghetti at the wall’ — health information exchange between SNFs, hospitals deemed underused,...
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 09, 2019
Efforts to bolster the exchange of information between skilled nursing facilities and hospitals are producing feeble results.
CNA program retains talent at ‘record level’ for one nursing home
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 08, 2018
In a challenging labor market, one Missouri nursing home is bucking the trends, and retaining young local talent at a “record level.”
Top LTC association rails at new payment rule: Concerned about provider micromanagement, extra burdens
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 02, 2018
The dust may still be settling from Tuesday’s release of a new nursing home payment rule, but a leading trade group was already expressing concern Wednesday over what it sees as micromanagement of...
Grassley brimstone leads to provider gallstones: CMS wants $45M for tougher enforcement, unfolds 5-point...
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Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
Tougher state surveys and a campaign of greater regulatory scrutiny could be in nursing home operators’ near future.
‘Special’ little girl raises $50,000 and counting for nursing homes, drawing national attention
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 30, 2019
An amazing Arkansas 11-year-old has raised more than $50,000 and counting to help the state’s nursing home residents and is drawing a national spotlight for her sweetness.
David Grabowski: Getting Geeky with LTC
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
David Grabowski Professor in Health Care Policy Harvard Medical School David Grabowski freely admits that he’s a “long-term care geek.” The professor of healthcare policy at Harvard Medical...