BREAKING: CMS nursing home staffing mandate in question after study leaks
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 29, 2023
The accidental online posting Tuesday afternoon of a study commissioned by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seems to indicate that the White House’s grand plans for a first-ever nursing home...
Win or lose, it’s all about who pays to be in the game
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2023
Nursing home companies and lobbyists in two states found themselves in the burning spotlight of consumer media this week, targeted over donations to lawmakers.
State officials hunger for staffing minimum even higher than the one they haven’t implemented yet
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2023
Lawmakers in Connecticut appear ready to toughen their state’s nursing home staffing minimum next year, even before they have fully tested a 3.0 hours per-day requirement currently in play.
Also in the News for Monday, July 24
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
Nursing home workers picketing sites owned by California’s largest owner/operators … Warehouse storm damage could hamper supply of drugs needed by ventilator patients … On the Move: Health Dimensions...
A distinctive class: Fifth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event highlights great industry...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
Dozens of skilled nursing, senior living and home care leaders and frontline workers became in-person celebrities for a day when they were feted as the 2023 McKnight’s Women of Distinction.
Skilled nursing management firm avoids class action in data breach case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2023
A management firm serving nursing homes in four states has avoided a class-action lawsuit related to a 2021 data breach.
BREAKING: CMS to make shared nursing home ownership, performance clearer for consumers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 28, 2023
Federal regulators will begin posting nursing home affiliations on Nursing Home Care Compare in an attempt to make it easier for consumers to see related facilities and understand their overall performance,...
Fewer than half of Bob Dean’s 800 hurricane victims file class-action claims
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
Only about 400 residents from a harrowing 2021 Hurricane Ida evacuation have filed claims as part of a $12 million class-action settlement.
Lessons on living and dying, courtesy of the Carters
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2023
In the twilight of their lives, we are reminded that the Carters are a normal couple facing the very basic challenges typical of advanced age. Both are grappling with how to live out their days and where...
BREAKING: CMS issues details on vaccine mandate’s end
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday afternoon issued a final rule lifting the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers by early August.