HHS chief pushes ‘lowest-cost appropriate’ settings in AHCA speech
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2018
Human and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday outlined critical areas of focus his agency will pursue as it ushers in value-based transformation and a new wave of graying Baby Boomers approaches...
RN representation holds steady in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
Despite an industry-wide push for staffing improvements, skilled nursing facilities did not reduce their reliance on nurse aides between 2014 and 2016, new federal data shows.
Judge draws line in Massachusetts: Wrongful death claimants must enter arbitration if residents signed...
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
Wrongful death plaintiffs in Massachusetts must take claims against nursing homes to arbitration, regardless of whether they or their deceased relatives were the ones to sign an agreement.
Evaluation and treatment of depression may reverse memory and cognitive difficulties
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 28, 2018
Measuring neuropsychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, agitation and irritability can help predict who will develop mild cognitive impairment, and who will progress to dementia or revert back...
Golden Living fighting $1.8 million in back-vacation pay owed to employees
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
Golden Living Centers is fighting an arbitration ruling that found the company owes $1.8 million in vacation pay to 2,000 former employees at 36 Pennsylvania nursing homes.
Alzheimer’s Association issues new guidance for dementia care in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2018
The Alzheimer’s Association Thursday published new recommendations meant to shape dementia care practice at nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other long-term care and community care providers.
Leveraging laundry operations requires providers to take stock of caregiving, cleanliness and capital
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2019
In the four Green Houses at Saint Elizabeth Community, the laundry rooms are just down a hall from the main living and dining areas, out of sight but not off-limits to residents and their families.
Provider hit with back pay and hiring demands even after judge dismisses parts of union case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
A National Labor Relations Board judge has dismissed parts of an extensive case brought by a Missouri union, after leaders successfully negotiated new contracts with the owners of three involved nursing...
AHCA prepared to sue over minimum staffing mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2023
A top executive of the largest US nursing home trade association said Tuesday his group is prepared to take legal action if an upcoming federal staffing mandate proves to be overly prescriptive.
Providers ‘on notice’ as CMS pressures states to shift Medicaid pay metrics
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2022
Providers still struggling to accurately capture diagnoses that drive federal reimbursement will be doubly left behind as more states start to use Patient Driven Payment Model-like systems to determine...