We are so very busy in our post-acute care jobs. How are we supposed to get it all done?
Blanket ‘no-CPR’ policy can result in citation, CMS rules
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2013
Federal regulators have come out strongly against facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents in distress.
MedPAC focuses on rehab
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2013
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission could be getting closer to formally recommending more uniform payments to skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Ask the payment expert … about MDS changes and payment
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 01, 2013
With all the changes to the MDS on Oct. 1, 2013, how will payment be affected?
Kindred repositions services to guarantee future growth
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Kindred Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest long-term care operators, has completed the first phase of a repositioning plan and is entering a period of growth, company leaders recently announced.
HUD tries to ease backlog
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2013
Senior living companies pursuing Department of Housing and Urban Development financing should expect delays, one expert said.
BusinessBriefs
Dec 01, 2013
» Brookdale Senior Living workers in the Senior Care division will not receive merit increases due to Medicare reimbursement cuts and therapy caps, the Nashville-based company stated in an email to local...