Only one quality measure for SNFs under new CMS proposal
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Dec 04, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services unveiled a shorter-than-usual list of potential Medicare quality measures last week, with only one aimed at skilled nursing providers.
HUD testing housing model that could delay nursing home care
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Oct 25, 2017
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking stakeholder comments on its plan to test a supportive services model that aims to cut down on seniors’ nursing home, hospital and emergency...
Staffing agency to pay $400,000 after shorting LTC workers on overtime pay
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Oct 24, 2017
A Minnesota long-term care staffing agency has agreed to pay more than $400,000 in back wages and damages following allegations that it failed to pay almost 100 workers the correct overtime wages, the...
Nurse staffing crisis averted? Thank the millennials
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Oct 04, 2017
It’s your friendly neighborhood millennial here, back with some exciting news about the age cohort that’s been mystifying employers and apparently annoying everyone else over the past decade...
Genworth survey: Cost of private SNF rooms jumped 5.5% in 2017
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Sep 27, 2017
The monthly costs of a stay in a skilled nursing facility continued to grow in 2017, with the average monthly rate of a private room topping $8,000, according to Genworth’s annual Cost of Care survey.
Irma couldn’t wipe out provider’s plans to package holiday cheer for homebound seniors
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Sep 20, 2017
For 400 volunteers at MorseLife Health System in West Palm Beach, FL, nothing — not even Hurricane Irma — could get in the way of sharing the joy of the High Holidays with homebound Jewish seniors.
DACA rollback could hit healthcare workforce
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Sep 08, 2017
Nearly one-fifth of people covered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program work in healthcare and education, potentially resulting in long-term care taking a workforce hit if the program...
Something new to think about for flu season
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Sep 04, 2017
Allow me to get ahead (slightly) of the deluge of news articles, press releases and conference sessions on influenza and vaccinations that are about to hit, with the results of a new study throwing a new...
Nursing Home Compare not good enough, Harvard experts say
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Aug 31, 2017
The Nursing Home Compare website is suffering from “considerable” knowledge gaps that may make it harder for consumers to make informed decisions about their post-acute care, according to some...
Short stays may be driving up Americans’ nursing home needs, study finds
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Aug 29, 2017
Recent increases in the percentage of short nursing home stays may lead to a higher amount of Americans requiring skilled nursing care than previously estimated, a new study shows.