Facing closure, state’s largest nursing home sues health department
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 26, 2024
Montana’s largest nursing home is suing the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services, claiming the agency gave insufficient opportunity to correct compliance with regulatory requirements.
Disability rights group wants federal intervention over nursing homes in third state
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 24, 2024
Consumer advocates are pushing for federal agencies to increase scrutiny of a third state’s long-term care system over alleged failures to adequately protect residents with disabilities.
No prison for nursing home owner who botched Hurricane Ida evacuation, leading to 7 resident deaths
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 23, 2024
Bob Dean has been sentenced to three years of probation and must pay more than $1.3 million in restitution and penalties for his role in the disastrous emergency evacuation of nearly 850 residents from...
Staffing mandate would save 13,000 lives a year, Senator’s analysis contends
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
The nursing home staffing mandate from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could save nearly 13,000 lives each year, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania estimated this week.
‘Growing concern’: Providers increasingly caring for more patients with fewer staff
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 22, 2024
Post-acute care providers are facing both increased demand for care and decreases in staff availability in what has become a “growing concern,” according to a new report on the state of the post-acute...
Lower skilled nursing use post-pandemic could be ‘new normal,’ new report indicates
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 19, 2024
Medicare fee-for-service use in skilled nursing stayed stable between the end of 2022 and the end of 2023 but still hasn’t returned to pre-COVID levels, according to a new report on the state of the...
White House hosts nursing home leaders, invites perspectives ahead of looming respiratory illness season
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 19, 2024
Nursing homes were in-focus at a White House summit Thursday, as individual providers from North Carolina, Minnesota and New Jersey were invited by the Biden administration to present their strategies...
An administrative law judge’s ruling in favor of a former nursing home employee reinforces providers’ need to review their compliance with infection control and prevention regulations, experts asserted...
PharMerica reaches $100 million settlement over alleged SNF pharmacy kickbacks
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Josh Henreckson
Jul 18, 2024
One of the nation’s leading pharmacy companies has agreed to pay $100 million to resolve allegations of false claims and kickbacks in its dealings with long-term care providers.
Nursing home staffing decisions and policies must go ‘beyond simple headcounts’: researchers find
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 18, 2024
As nursing home staffing policies remain stuck in a national spotlight thanks to controversy surrounding the new federal staffing mandate, new study results indicate that improving quality of care is more...