Provider victory: Appeals court denies state’s bid to suspend license due to staffing shortage
By
Danielle Brown
May 05, 2022
A Florida nursing home can remain open and won’t be forced to transfer its residents after an appeals court denied a push by the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration to revoke its license.
Gap between patient costs, reimbursements hits $11 daily
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 16, 2022
Federal reimbursements for care during the public health emergency haven’t been enough to cover skilled nursing providers actual costs, according to a new analysis by Marcum LLP’s Healthcare Services...
Aging services leaders make plea for public, legislative support of BBB
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Amy Novotney
Jan 12, 2022
More than 30 leaders of aging services, health and social support nonprofit organizations called on Americans Tuesday to immediately demand that their elected officials address current crises in affordable...
Ask the legal expert: A break from surveys might feel good, but isn’t this extremely dangerous?
By
Norris Cunningham
May 01, 2022
Q: I understand state surveys of skilled nursing providers are incredibly backlogged. A break from surveys might feel good, but isn’t this extremely dangerous?
Registration open for NASL winter legislative, regulatory conference
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 10, 2021
The Past, Present & Future of Post-Acute and Long Term Care” is the theme of the NASL 2022 Winter Legislative & Regulatory Conference, which will be held Feb. 7-9 in Washington.
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 29
Jan 29, 2021
Biden pick for HHS secretary will conduct unannounced visits at SNFs to investigate abuse, fraud complaints under new state program … Arizona reviewing alleged provider policy that forced employees to...
Senate report details missteps in coronavirus nursing home response
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 28, 2020
Federal lawmakers recommended that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should revisit its infection control policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s severe impact on nursing homes.
CMS push for staff hours, turnover data a ‘gut punch,’ to struggling nursing homes
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 13, 2022
Industry reaction has been mixed since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcement last week that it will begin posting nursing home staff turnover rates and weekend staffing levels on the...
Clarification: Increasing rehospitalization rates ‘multifaceted’ problem
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Haymarket Media
Sep 15, 2006
An item in Tuesday’s Daily Update did not fully enough discuss the views of Dr. Andrew Kramer, head of the Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado at Denver and...
Nursing home staffing shortages, infection concerns bottlenecked hospital referrals during COVID-19:...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 26, 2021
During the height of the pandemic, hospital administrators who wanted to discharge patients to post-acute care facilities often found they were unwilling or unable to accept patients because of concerns...