Striking nursing home employees return to work in Connecticut, but conflict continues
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 21, 2013
About 600 nursing home workers in Connecticut will return to their jobs after an eight-month strike, but they still haven’t resolved their differences with operator HealthBridge Management.
Court: SNFs allowed to fight delayed Medicaid payments
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 06, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in August that 10 operators of Illinois long-term care facilities can move forward with a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Healthcare and...
Hospital readmission penalties could transform relationships with SNFs, experts say
By
McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2012
Healthcare reform efforts targeted at reducing hospital readmissions are here to stay, experts told participants in a McKnight’s webcast Tuesday.
Ask the Legal Expert about … arbitration clauses
By
John Durso
Jan 06, 2017
May a SNF continue to use arbitration clauses in resident contracts?
Rulings continue to resist providers’ arbitration efforts
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 05, 2019
A series of arbitration rulings this fall set skilled nursing providers back on their heels.
Federal law doesn’t override state decree: Family not bound by dead relative’s OK for arbitration
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 26, 2016
Family members aren’t compelled to arbitrate wrongful death cases in Kentucky when the deceased person alone signed the agreement, a court of appeals has ruled.
Resident’s family won’t be forced to arbitrate claims, court rules
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Jan 19, 2017
The family of a deceased Kentucky nursing home resident will not have to arbitrate a dispute with the facility following a federal court’s ruling. The decision arrived last week, just over a month...
BusinessBriefs for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» Senior Housing Properties Trust will buy 38 senior-living communities for $790 million from CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., including assumption of debt. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter....
Medicaid expansion lowers mortality rates in older adults, new research shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 26, 2012
States that have expanded their Medicaid enrollment in recent years saw a significant decline in mortality rates among older adults, new research finds. Such findings could influence whether states opt...
Federal COVID vaccine mandate didn’t cause staffing shortages: research
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 10, 2023
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate did not significantly reduce staffing levels in nursing homes despite predicted “gloom and doom” scenarios by opponents of the vaccine and mandates at any level,...