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Oct 22, 2024 · LTC sector seeing increase in post-pandemic Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions … North Carolina lawmakers considering staffing standard for state nursing homes … Nursing …
Judge slashes punitive damages, throws out verdicts against two …
Jan 5, 2024 · Two corporate defendants in a nursing home negligence case that netted plaintiffs a $19 million verdict have been found not liable following post-ruling motions, while a judge …
Nursing home survey teams don’t always have to include nurses: …
October 22, 2024. Share ›. Nursing home complaint investigations do not require a registered nurse to be part of the on-site inspection team, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. In a 2-1 ...
Good Samaritan’s pending deal for second portfolio helps it close …
Leaders of the Good Samaritan Society will be on the ground in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas this week, beginning the transition of another dozen long-term care facilities to new operators …
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By. Zee Johnson. Nov 20, 2024. The nation’s largest rural healthcare provider opened a new state-of-the-art training center on Tuesday as part of an initiative to prepare workers to deliver ...
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6 days ago · A new study finds that hospital discharges to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) from 2000 to 2023 were the lowest during the first year of the pandemic when illness severity was …
PDPM Medicaid CMI and potential Five-Star Rating challenges
Mar 1, 2024 · The landscape of Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes is undergoing significant changes. Presently, eight states have adopted the PDPM case-mix index (CMI) …
Prevnar 20 can be safely administered to seniors along with a flu …
Sep 29, 2021 · A recently approved pneumococcal vaccine that protects against 20 types of bugs can be safely given together with an adjuvanted influenza vaccine in adults aged 65 and older, …
CMS adds enhanced barrier precautions to infection control …
Mar 22, 2024 · The changes are effective April 1. The new standards bring CMS regulations inline with Centers for Disease Prevention and Control guidance issued in 2022. The enhanced …