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Providers would have to spend an additional $10 billion more per year and hire more than 187,000 new workers to meet requirements of one possible federal minimum staffing approach, according [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will explore broadening some of its life safety and emergency preparedness requirements after a federal audit found widespread noncompliance with the regulations. The [...]

CMS https://leadingage.org/regulation/cms-delays-response-burden-reduction-rule to proposed burden-reduction rule … Massachusetts SNF agrees to https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/agreements/hillcrest/index.html for failing to provide timely access to medical records … National Labor Relations Board to provider: Employers https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/business-daily-news/employers-cant-prohibit-workers-from-discussing-terms-of-employment-nlrb-reminds-operator/ [...]

McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Senior Editor Kimberly Marselas has been honored with a top prize for writing and also an Award of Excellence for her blogging in the 2022 APEX [...]

The owner of a Missouri nursing home has suspended an employee and pledged to update its policies after a resident allegedly murdered another resident following a fight at the facility. [...]

Public-private financing approach https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/ltss-reform-needed-to-ensure-access-to-quality-care-doctors-group-says/ needed to better support long-term care: paper … Staffing remains https://www.umpquabank.com/globalassets/media/documents/business-barometer/umpqua-bank-2022-business-barometer.pdf as healthcare navigates ‘economy in transition’ … Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace https://www.mcknights.com/on-the-move/hreben-named-coo-of-peace-care/ of [...]

Rhode Island nursing homes could face more than $10 million in penalties in the first quarter of 2023 alone for not meeting the state’s new minimum staffing requirement. Senate lawmakers [...]

The Patient Driven Payment Model led to a “significant reduction” in occupational and physical therapy minutes in its first few months of implementation, a new study has found. The results [...]

A federal investment of more than $40 billion to strengthen and expand the workforce includes money to hire more workers for skilled nursing, assisted living and other healthcare facilities. White [...]

A Louisiana skilled nursing operator has reached a settlement agreement with residents and family members who sued over botched evacuations during Hurricane Ida that led to a dozen deaths, according [...]

Officials with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday opened up about the “multi-faceted approach” it’s using to develop and propose minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes next [...]

As the long-term care industry continues to grapple with a https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/business-daily-news/worker-shortage-hits-long-term-care-more-than-other-healthcare-sectors-report-shows/, the Department of Labor is turning its attention to solve workplace challenges associated with long COVID. The department, along [...]

New law https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/shortened-post-death-billing-cycle-under-new-law-could-squeeze-assisted-living-operators/ from billing residents after they die … Providers urged to https://paltc.org/?q=newsroom/targeted-practices-and-policies-key-care-residents-dementia-and-history-trauma when treating residents with dementia, troubled past: study … UN report: Both Russia (which attacked) and [...]

COVID-era research has shown https://www.mcknights.com/news/debate-over-visitor-access-rages-as-more-states-require-vaccination/ the overall well-being of residents, but a new study confirms far-away placement can negatively affect visit frequency. University of Wisconsin — Madison investigators called on [...]

The nation’s largest nursing home association is urging providers to properly educate staff on acceptable practices when it comes to discussing changes to residents’ healthcare coverage in order to avoid [...]

Stressed caregivers often https://www.regenstrief.org/article/how-older-adults-caregivers-view-symptoms/ for older adults: study … Family searched for father https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2022/07/06/louisiana-nursing-home-hurricane-ida-evacuation-lawsuit/7788136001/ during botched nursing home evacuations: report … Senior housing https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/senior-living-occupancy-up-for-fourth-consecutive-quarter-nic/ to [...]

Costly bonuses remain a key strategy as providers try to find and retain workers amid sharply rising salaries for continuing care retirement communities. While some salary categories averaged an increase [...]

Nursing home staff turnover rates and weekend staffing levels are now being incorporated into providers’ Five-Star Ratings. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Thursday announced that Care Compare’s [...]

A Colorado nursing home will close its doors at the end of this month due to a “perfect storm” of pandemic-related financial challenges for the provider. Parkmoor Village Healthcare Center, [...]

A federal program that targets skilled nursing and other long-term care facilities for COVID-19 inspections and compliance is being extended past its Thursday deadline. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration [...]

There’s still parts of two days to submit entries for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. The final entry deadline is midnight Eastern Time on Thursday (July 7). The [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is facing increased pressure to phase in proposed pay cuts for skilled nursing facilities from federal lawmakers. Two groups of House and Senate [...]

Long-haul COVID https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/longcovid/99562?xid=nl_mpt_morningbreak2022-07-05&eun=g1818364d0r&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBreak_070522&utm_term=NL_Gen_Int_Daily_News_Update_active in fully vaccinated healthcare workers … Black, younger nursing home residents https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-black-nursing-home-residents-age.html repeat hospital transfers: study … Controversial nursing home https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-07-05/covid-nursing-home-deaths-claim-is-campaign-trail-mainstay in state election … Country reinstates [...]

SNF occupancy https://blog.nic.org/skilled-nursing-occupancy-held-steady-in-april-but-still-low as labor crisis limits admissions: NIC … Researchers call for https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20220627.76690 around oral health in long-term care … UK study shows long COVID https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/06/news-scan-jun-29-2022 in women, adults [...]

A Florida-based operator has agreed to settle claims that it violated the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program by vaccinating ineligible people despite “strongly denying” the allegations. The [...]

Long-term care providers in New York and Detroit could be without more than a thousand workers soon, after employees authorized strikes in unrelated pushes for better working conditions and better [...]

The extended deadline to enter the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards competition is Thursday, July 7, organizers have announced. The expanded deadline is to give providers the holiday weekend [...]

A New York-based provider is settling allegations that it switched resident’s Medicare coverage to maximize its reimbursements for nearly $8 million. The $7.85 million settlement agreement stems from a civil [...]

Nursing home operators should be on high alert about the questions surveyors will ask employees about sufficient staffing after heavy emphasis was placed on the matter in https://www.mcknights.com/news/breaking-cms-releases-updated-phase-3-guidance/ released this [...]

A long-term care coalition is calling on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to address an ongoing issue at its Texas premium processing unit that’s causing “significant delays” in tapping [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday released https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/updated-guidance-nursing-home-resident-health-and-safety for nursing home surveyors as part of the Phase 2 and 3 Requirements of Participation. Among key topics addressed [...]

Omnicare https://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/home/news/business-daily-news/omnicare-names-ahmed-hassan-president/ to lead long-term care business … Former nursing home business manager https://www.klfy.com/south/alabama-nursing-home-worker-sentenced-after-stealing-nearly-55000-from-residents/ in prison for stealing $55,000 from residents … Cypress Living https://www.mcknights.com/on-the-move/cypress-living-adds-vice-president-of-financial-services/ new VP of financial services [...]

Congressional lawmakers are being urged to address weaknesses in Medicare Advantage plans in response to a federal watchdog report that found that the MA organizations have often improperly denied or [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appears to be weighing changes to its nursing home room capacity standards, based on recommendations included in updated guidance released Wednesday. The issue [...]

The nation’s second largest nursing home association has asked the Department of Health and Human Services to reevaluate several of its COVID-19 recommendations for nursing homes, saying they restrict staff [...]

A California court’s decision to move forward with a wrongful death lawsuit against an employer that was brought by a relative of an employee is a worrisome turn in the [...]

More than 90% of nursing home workers received their required COVID-19 vaccine doses following the implementation of a federal https://www.mcknights.com/news/providers-avert-employee-exodus-as-vaccine-mandate-deadline-passes/, according to an estimate by the Office of Inspector General. [...]

CMS https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Blog/Pages/CMS-Updates-Payroll-Based-Journal-Policy-Manual.aspx to PBJ policy manual … House subcommittee https://leadingage.org/workforce/house-labor-hhs-appropriations-subcommittee-activity that offers more funding support to workforce-related programs … Workforce shortages https://journalrecord.com/2022/06/22/worker-shortage-cited-in-closing-of-sapulpa-nursing-home/ of Oklahoma SNF … Governor seekshttps://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/06/pa-nursing-home-staffing-proposal-91-million-wolf/ for [...]

Chain-operated nursing homes that customize some services tend to perform better financially, according to a new study. The findings were published in the May edition of Manufacturing & Services Operations [...]

Skilled nursing operators are finally making workforce gains in recent months, but they’re still experiencing slower recovery when compared to the assisted living sector. Experts believe skilled nursing will continue [...]

The former director of nursing at a South Carolina skilled nursing facility has pleaded guilty in a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccine card case, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Tammy Hutson [...]

Long-term care residents who get a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are at a reduced risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease during an omicron-related surge, Israeli [...]

Louisiana nursing homes’ emergency preparedness plans must be approved by the state’s Department of Health each year under a new law signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards (R), his office [...]

A national bioethics expert is hopeful providers will build on a new executive order providing protection for LGBTQI+ seniors in long-term care settings and develop policies and training opportunities for [...]

With denials on the rise, some long-term care providers are questioning the worth of admitting residents covered by managed care plans because they doubt they’ll be reimbursed for their services. [...]

Researchers are hopeful that a new initiative to create the largest health records system and study of nursing home residents will change the way providers deliver care in the future. [...]

The National Healthcare Safety Network has modified its definition of “up to date” for long-term care facilities submitting their COVID-19 data to the system. It comes in the wake of [...]

Providers worry they might not have enough time to fully comply with a mandatory flu vaccination reporting measure for workers if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moves forward [...]

A Maine assisted living facility’s settlement in a transgender discrimination lawsuit could have “groundbreaking” implications for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities and how they serve LGBTQ seniors. Adult [...]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rescinded https://www.mcknights.com/news/only-fully-vaccinated-surveyors-should-be-part-of-onsite-survey-teams/ that says surveyors who are not fully vaccinated shouldn’t participate on the onsite survey team when inspecting certified providers. The [...]