Congress passes budget that would extend Medicare cuts, soften sequestration
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 19, 2013
A bipartisan budget deal is on the verge of becoming law, after being passed by the U.S. Senate in a 64-36 vote on Wednesday. Long-term care leaders called for passage of the two-year spending plan after...
Nursing home groups respond to Obama’s proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts
Feb 08, 2012
Provider groups are urging President Obama to consider nursing home funding when he releases his fiscal 2013 budget next week. The budget proposal is expected to include Medicare cuts worth $248 billion...
Senior housing situation precarious in Gulf region, AAHSA’s Minnix says
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 07, 2005
The senior housing situation in the states affected by Hurricane Katrina is “even worse” than the nursing home situation, according to the CEO of one of the nation’s major long-term care...
Summit on mitigating racial inequities in post-acute and long-term care starts Wednesday
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 04, 2020
The Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative annual summit kicks off Wednesday and will focus on mitigating racial inequities in long-term care.
Change the nursing home survey process
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 21, 2014
If LeadingAge’s latest strategy works as hoped, it would mean high-performing nursing homes wouldn’t have the fire of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dragon breathing down their...
Long-term care leaders support passage of budget deal
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 12, 2013
Prominent long-term care provider associations registered support for a bipartisan budget deal being considered by Congress this week, despite the fact that it would extend a period of reduced Medicare...
Provider group supports review of nursing home survey system
Jun 03, 2010
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging has endorsed a new bill that would reevaluate the current state of nursing home oversight.
LeadingAge launches Five-Star analysis tool
By
Sep 11, 2015
A new reporting tool from LeadingAge could help providers better understand the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Five-Star Quality Rating system, and improve their own quality of care.
Putting quality to the test
By
John O'Connor
Mar 31, 2011
When it comes to embracing quality, long-term care operators are making great strides. Most seem to realize that many of the old ways of getting the job done don’t cut it anymore.
Nursing home community cautiously optimistic on new RUGs proposal
By
Haymarket Media
May 17, 2005
Providers remained cautiously optimistic Monday following Friday’s highly anticipated release of newly proposed nursing home payment reforms by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.