Ask the legal expert: common traps providers fall into when calculating employee compensation
By
John Durso
Jun 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Proxies cannot sign nursing home arbitration agreements, Colorado court rules
Dec 08, 2009
A Colorado court recently ruled that a healthcare proxy does not have the authority to sign an arbitration agreement on behalf of a nursing home resident.
CMS explains therapy cap notification requirement, but more guidance needed, NASL leader says
By
McKnight's Staff
May 09, 2013
A recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid memorandum provides some clarity regarding new therapy cap notification rules, but providers still need guidance on other aspects of therapy reimbursement, according...
LTC operators could see increases of up to 30% in liability insurance rates
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 14, 2018
Long-term care providers can expect increases of 5% to 30% to their commercial liability insurance policy rates, according to a new report.
Effects of PDPM will be known by first quarter of 2020, HCR ManorCare exec says
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 24, 2019
A top executive for a major skilled nursing company said providers should know by the “first quarter of 2020” how reimbursement will be impacted once the Patient-Driven Payment Model is implemented.
What to expect with the therapy caps repealed
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 16, 2018
Don’t ever let Congress plan your next party. That’s my sincere recommendation.
Study: Post-fall opioids given to older adults en route to hospital is tied to shorter stays
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 04, 2024
Few older adults receive opioids before going to a hospital even though it’s recommended when people are in transport. There’s a benefit to getting the medications early, a recent study shows.
Nursing home ordered to pay $450,000 in wrongful death case citing resident’s multiple falls
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 05, 2018
A South Carolina jury has found Lexington Medical Center Extended Care guilty of gross negligence in the death of a resident said to have fallen more than 20 times.
Business and Marketing: How to do it… Risk management
Jun 13, 2005
Long-term care is a “risky business” and a little unmanaged risk can cost your facility a lot of money. Risk is the possibility, the potential, that something negative or otherwise undesirable...
Behavioral and psychiatric challenges in SNFS
By
Mitchell Gelber, Ed.D, PC
Jan 06, 2017
“Bonnie” was admitted to the skilled nursing facility following surgery for a right hip fracture. Prior to her fall, she said she was living by herself, fully independent. Although she claimed...