[Updated] Providers bracing for CMS release of federal nursing home staffing mandate at ‘any time’
By
James M. Berklan
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
Nursing home leaders Wednesday were expecting details of a first-ever federal nursing home staffing mandate to be released at virtually any time.
Leaders ponder: Will 1-year delay save the day on staffing mandate?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2023
It almost certainly will take federal regulators more than a year just to review tens of thousands of comments they have received on a proposed nursing home staffing rule, inevitably delaying any form...
Lack of SNF beds leads to hospital lawsuit against patients refusing discharge
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 21, 2023
A Catholic hospital system is suing patients who refused to leave its hospitals while awaiting post-acute placements, saying their refusal to be discharged amounted to trespassing.
COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadlines push providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2022
With every state but Texas now covered by rules mandating when workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, providers are facing increased urgency around ongoing vaccination campaigns.
Parkinson: Naysayers were wrong — the sector is recovering
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2022
Leaders of nursing homes’ largest provider group Monday struck an optimistic tone as they officially kicked off their annual convention, exhorting providers to press on and commit to quality as they...
AARP scorecard captures nursing home faults, innovations state-by-state
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2023
Long-term care, including access to quality skilled nursing, is “painfully inadequate” with major gaps in every state, finds an updated scorecard issued Thursday by AARP.
Veterans’ care new battleground in nursing home staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2024
Two senators have introduced a bill to determine exactly what “unintended circumstances” could result for elderly veterans if a federal rule mandating staffing levels at all US nursing homes is allowed...
Omega continues to shed problematic skilled nursing holdings
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors late last year shed 30 skilled nursing facilities operated by LaVie Care Centers, formerly part of the behemoth Consulate Health Care.
As revenue slips, study aims to calculate true cost of agency staffing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2022
A new report predicts post-acute care providers will miss out on nearly $20 billion in revenue this year, not due to COVID but rather staffing challenges.
Agemo sell-off shows Omega’s willingness to move on from troubled operators
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2022
Omega Healthcare Investors is giving less flexibility to its struggling operators as the pandemic and related staffing challenges wind on, limiting rent deferrals in favor of transitioning operators and...