Nursing home group heightens lobbying for Medicaid funding before November elections
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 11, 2012
Preserving Medicaid funding remains the top priority for the largest nursing home association in the United States as Congress heads back into session this week.
Provider group pushes for observation stay loophole fix
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 05, 2012
A long-term care group is urging regulators to continue work on fixing the “observation stay loophole” that makes it harder for Medicare beneficiaries to get nursing home care.
AHCA incorporates new rehospitalization measuring tool into Quality Initiative
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 30, 2012
The American Health Care Association announced Thursday that it will employ a new, proprietary methodology for calculating case-mix adjusted hospitalization metrics for its members in its national Quality...
OIG should streamline Medicare’s self-disclosed overpayment protocol, provider group says
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 23, 2012
Federal officials need to provide clearer guidance and offer a more streamlined protocol for providers willing to self-disclose Medicare overpayments, a leading long-term care group says.
Golden Living and Genesis facilities take top quality awards
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Two nursing homes in Wisconsin and Rhode Island have taken top honors in a national quality awards competition.
Proponents of a bill to cut out the “observation stay” Medicare loophole got a boost from a House of Representatives member Wednesday.
Half a pound of long-term care funding cure?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2012
There’s a great Randy Travis song that includes the line, “Since my phone still ain’t ringing, I assume it still ain’t you.” How fitting for long-term care this week.
Half a pound of long-term care funding cure?
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 01, 2012
There’s a great Randy Travis song that includes the line, “Since my phone still ain’t ringing, I assume it still ain’t you.” How fitting for long-term care this week.
Salaries for nursing home administrator and nursing directors rise modestly in 2012, survey shows
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 01, 2012
Key skilled nursing facility managers saw small salary increases in 2012, according to new figures released Tuesday. The raises signal slow, steady economic improvement, say organizers of the survey, the...
Long-term care industry promoted at Democratic governors conference
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 31, 2012
A top nursing home advocate touted the sector’s job-generating successes and stressed the need to protect federal funding sources at a recent policy conference for Democratic governors.