Quality isn’t necessarily a deciding factor when a nursing home closes. So suggests a new report that found both high- and low-quality providers were among the more than 550 facilities that closed from...
CMS makes ‘unprecedented’ quality reporting changes, releases Section GG tutorials
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Sunday announced “unprecedented” changes for providers taking part in Medicare quality reporting programs.
MedPAC: No Medicare pay hike for 2021, cautions over possible cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2019
Skilled nursing providers would see no Medicare pay boost next year if the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has its way. The advisory panel, however, also cautions that any move to trim payments be...
December Company briefs
Dec 05, 2019
»MatrixCare and its sister brands are sporting new logos as part of an initiative by ResMed that stresses the cross-setting seamlessness of its software platforms. The “MatrixCare by ResMed” tagline...
The top long-term care news stories of 2021
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Danielle Brown
Dec 26, 2021
Here’s a rundown of the top stories that McKnight’s Long-Term Care News readers opened over the past 12 months.
Industry leaders demand action on COVID relief proposals worth $2B for providers
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Danielle Brown
Dec 16, 2020
The nation’s two largest nursing home associations are urging lawmakers to reach a deal on two COVID-19 relief bills that would provide $2 billion in overall aid to providers.
Saliva-based antigen testing better than PCR nasal swab, researchers argue
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Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2020
Nursing home operators may have better luck using saliva-based, rapid antigen testing for screening COVID-19 within their facilities over polymerase chaise reaction (PRC) nasal swab because of the tool’s...
HHS formally releases $2.5 billion in relief for nursing homes
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Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
The federal government is now distributing the first $2.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to nursing homes with increased testing, staffing and personal protective equipment needs.
Golden Living fends off wrongful death suit in arbitration case referred by federal appeals court
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Danielle Brown
Mar 02, 2020
Providers registered a significant win last week when Massachusetts’ top court emphatically reconfirmed that relatives of deceased nursing home residents cannot file a wrongful death lawsuit against...
Nursing homes carefully evaluating ‘unprecedented’ Medicaid block grant proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 18, 2019
The recent unveiling on an “unprecedented” state proposal to convert its Medicaid program into a block grant system has a Tennessee provider advocate on high alert as it evaluates the plan’s possible...