Remorseful nurses spared jail, get probation in alarm-fatigue death
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 29, 2019
Three former nursing home employees will not have to serve time in jail stemming from a resident’s alarm-fatigue related death.
Auditor finds home healthcare changes meant to decrease SNF costs saved far less than predicted
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 10, 2019
Controversial changes to a Missouri program that were aimed at keeping patients out of nursing homes have resulted in tens of millions of dollars less in savings than lawmakers had foreseen.
Nursing home residents win battle against ‘ruthless’ insurer, will finally receive payment...
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Marty Stempniak
Aug 22, 2018
The courts have ruled a huge private insurer must pay for nursing home residents’ customized wheelchairs after all in a trio of cases taking place in Iowa.
Timeliness and support among first steps in addressing residents’ sexual abuse allegations, advocates...
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 06, 2018
Sexual abuse in nursing homes continues to be a widespread concern, and providers must implement safeguards for reporting suspected abuse promptly, long-term care resident advocates said Wednesday.
‘This could have been a nightmare’ — evacuation plan succeeds during LTC facility’s gas disaster
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 28, 2019
A Rhode Island provider is thanking its lucky stars that it had practiced evacuation drills after a recent loss of heat forced the facility to activate an emergency plan.
Grassley joins the chorus of lawmakers demanding answers on nursing home ‘oversight failures’
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 21, 2018
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), a former chairman of the Special Committee on Aging and a long-time nursing home watchdog, has become the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on whether the federal government...
CMS proposes changes to help bolster Medicaid managed care; providers see a mixed bag
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 09, 2018
The federal government is proposing “significant” changes to private Medicaid plans that it hopes will relieve regulatory burdens and allow states more flexibility. Skilled care providers, however,...
Gardening therapy blooms with provider-vendor pact
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Marty Stempniak
Jun 08, 2018
A Long Island nursing home is the latest in the field to partner with a Seattle startup based nearly 3,000 miles away to use gardening as a remedy for its residents. Parker Jewish Institute of New Hyde...
Former HHS chief: Nursing homes playing a part in Medicare ‘drifting toward disaster’
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 17, 2019
A former secretary of Health and Human Services and Utah governor believes Medicare is “drifting toward disaster,” requiring immediate attention from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
SNF workers say they’ll strike if $40M isn’t added to the state’s budget
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 17, 2019
About 2,500 skilled nursing facility workers from across Connecticut say they are prepared to go on strike, unless the governor adds millions into the budget for the field.