OIG writing compliance guidebook to assist nursing home sector, hints at focus areas
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 19, 2024
The federal government’s top watchdog is working on sector-specific guides to assist nursing homes in keeping in compliance with federal regulations. Particular attention will be given to some challenging...
State promises $1B to move 2,400 out of nursing homes after settling class action lawsuit
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 18, 2024
Massachusetts settled a class action lawsuit Tuesday, promising to invest $1 billion to enable 2,400 nursing home residents to move to community and residential settings over the next eight years.
Alleged DNR mix-up death highlights concerns for nursing homes
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 11, 2024
The untimely death of a Connecticut nursing home resident in September was the result of mistakenly applying a roommate’s do-not-resuscitate order, alleges a lawsuit filed by that resident’s daughter...
Former nursing home CEO gets 2.5 years, must pay $11 million restitution for neglecting payroll taxes
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 09, 2024
The former CEO of a healthcare administrative services company was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for failing to pay more than $10 million in payroll...
Major unions, including SEIU, maintain momentum following 2023 strike upswing
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
New analysis of US Department of Labor data shows that large unions such as the SEIU were able to leverage heightened labor activity to recruit new workers in 2023.
Nothing sketchy about the way these art classes bring skill, pride and connection to nursing home residents’...
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 03, 2024
Many might not think of a nursing home as the most likely place to pick up a new art hobby, but the residents of Sanford Health Sylvan Court have been bucking expectations for years.
Nursing homes to benefit from new geriatric workforce grant
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 03, 2024
A new grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services will help enhance geriatric care training for the long-term care workforce, according to the leaders of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement...
Optimizing RN responsibilities ‘more essential’ than staffing hours: study
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 02, 2024
While the long-term care sector braces for the announcement of a final nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, new analysis suggests that optimizing the role of...
With CMPs in the spotlight, persistent provider gets its penalties cut by 86 percent
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Josh Henreckson
Apr 01, 2024
An Arizona long-term care provider facing a quarter-million-dollar penalty for alleged HIPAA infractions converted that judgment into a settlement for just one-seventh that amount after a diligent defense...
Providers poke holes in calls to make ‘dangerous’ state Medicaid suspensions a national model
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 29, 2024
Consumer advocates cheered when the New Jersey State Comptroller recently suspended four nursing homes from Medicaid — calling the enforcement tactic a “model for nursing home enforcement nationwide.”...