Settlements in four DOJ investigations to cost Genesis $52.7 million
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an agreement to settle four separate Department of Justice investigations, the nation’s largest long-term care company said.
Successful LTC is hidden in the headlines
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 10, 2016
Over the course of my past 12 weeks as McKnight’s summer editorial intern, I’ve covered a wide variety of stories, many of which I never expected to see in long-term care.
Providers competing on nursing shortage
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 06, 2016
With increased nursing demand on the horizon in the U.S., long-term care providers are now offering a wide variety of incentives to bring more nurses to their facilities.
State laws complicate social media abuse cases in nursing homes
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 15, 2016
State laws designed to protect nursing home residents from abuse often fail to address the growing risk of explicit social media posts by healthcare workers, a new report finds.
Nursing home operator to pay $650,000 after cell phone with patient records stolen
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 06, 2016
A stolen iPhone containing the medical records of more than 400 nursing home patients will cost the former owner of several nursing homes $650,000 under a federal settlement.