Five Massachusetts nursing homes placed in receivership, employees not paid … State attorney general hits healthcare staffing agency, home health company with $445K in fines for sick leave, other violations
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 8
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 08, 2024
Regulators eye rules for 600% increase in long-term care insurance rates … Antipsychotic use for nursing home residents with dementia varies by region …Guardian Pharmacy to ring NYSE closing bell Tuesday...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 7
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2024
CMS extends Five-star freeze into January … AHCA forced to cancel annual convention due to approach of Hurricane Milton … Labor department reports SNF hiring rebound in September … Senator...
Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 4, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2024
CMS to provide accelerated and advance payments to Medicare Part A, Part B providers and suppliers in areas hit hard by Helene … Another study connects cognition to hearing loss, hearing aid use …...
Also in the News for Thursday, Oct. 3
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 03, 2024
CMS issues draft MDS item sets for 2025 … Dockworker strike could affect shipments of medicines, medical devices …. Falling linked to increased dementia risk in older adults
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 2
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 02, 2024
CMS finds lower mortality rates, mixed readmission success in its first study of the hospital at home initiative … Labor department docks nursing home $24K over unpaid benefits, sick leave … Judge...
CDC schedules training for updated Respiratory Pathogens Module residents data collection form … CMS issues memo reinforcing required support for voting in nursing homes … Emergency waivers in place...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 27
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2024
CMS publishes new mandatory provider enrollment form capturing additional nursing home ownership information … Special Focus Facility list updated … New rule could make it harder to decertify unions...
Also in the News for Thursday, Sept. 26
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 25, 2024
Newsweek releases 2025 Best Nursing Homes list … Survey finds most patients expect antibiotics for illnesses that don’t need them … At least 14 nursing homes evacuated ahead of Hurricane Helene