Provider legal woes mount as push for staffing minimums and accountability builds
By
John Hall
Aug 10, 2022
Two embattled nursing homes were in court this week facing healthcare fraud charges in a case that might illustrate a potentially more fraught legal future for anyone caught trying to get around staffing...
Nursing home workers, caregivers call for increased staffing requirements, protections
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 09, 2021
Long-term care workers in Pennsylvania are seeking significant reform of the state’s nursing home regulations, demanding higher minimum staffing requirements in the wake of COVID-19.
A Medicaid conundrum
By
Stuart H. Shapiro, M.D.
Oct 03, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on health care reform brings to mind Apollo 13 astronaut John Swigert’s understated line: “Houston, we have a problem.”
Stricter requirements for nursing home buyers ‘certainly coming,’ provider leader says
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2022
The state of Pennsylvania is pushing to adopt stronger requirements and regulations during the application and review process for potential nursing home buyers before a change in ownership can be approved.