The former owners of a New York nursing home are headed to court with charges of endangering the welfare of residents. Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman, the owner and manager of the Otsego nursing home,...
Surveyor ‘help’ leads to chaos
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Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
An Ohio nursing home says residents became defiant after speaking with a state inspector, leading the provider to file a lawsuit.
Providers praise move by CMS to suspend standard surveys for nursing homes for 3 weeks; inspection finds...
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Liza Berger
Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2020
Long-term care providers on Monday said they appreciate a decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to limit surveys of nursing homes and other providers for a three-week period in the wake...
CMS launches infection control pilot program
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Jan 05, 2016
A new pilot program launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will put more scrutiny on infection control in nursing homes starting in fiscal year 2016.
Michigan court sides with ‘whistleblower’ nursing home manager
Jul 18, 2011
A Michigan court ruled in favor of a former nursing home respiratory manager who claimed was fired for cooperating with a state investigation involving resident deaths at the facility.
One percent (or 171) of the nation’s nursing homes have appeared on each of the four “watch lists” produced since 2000 by Consumer Health Choices at Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher...
Coumadin, warfarin errors put residents at risk
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Jul 14, 2015
New research shows improper use and lack of monitoring of popular blood thinners can put residents at risk for hospitalization, life-threatening injury and death.
Supreme Court shuts down case over bankrupt provider’s Medicaid, Medicare funding
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Jun 06, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to step in and review the case of a Florida skilled nursing provider looking to preserve its Medicaid and Medicare funding.
Provider’s social media penalty halved
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Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
Although long-term care officials agree photos and videos of residents should not be taken or posted to social media without consent, some operators are pushing back.
Washington SNF faces $611K fine following federal investigation into coronavirus outbreak
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Danielle Brown
Apr 03, 2020
A Washington state skilled nursing facility that was the site of the first coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is facing a $611,000 fine following a federal investigation on the cause of the breakout.