Ethics clouding robots’ future substitution for nurses, researchers say
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 14, 2023
Researchers in Japan have taken an in-depth look at the possibility of robots/AI supplementing LTC nursing with four ethical considerations.
California Supreme Court caps nursing home lawsuit penalties at $500
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 19, 2020
The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that a state law allowing residents to sue skilled nursing facilities limits compensation to $500.
CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement / life plan communities, but it will...
Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage?
By
Jeff Fox
Apr 20, 2021
Home-based services are not a common, or even widely accepted, part of most Medicare Advantage plans. However, there have been some signs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have begun...
Too many skilled nursing websites show performance, access problems, audit warns
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 04, 2024
A majority of skilled nursing websites were rated as “needing improvement” as part a new audit of issues like connectivity and access.
It’s not a fever dream: Device has 97% success rate preempting delirium cases in older patients
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 25, 2023
A new EEG device, enhanced with AI, could help preempt and identify cases of delirium in seniors and give caregivers a chance to treat them.
Pandemic could push industry to explore new options for nursing homes
By
Amy Novotney
May 04, 2020
As the COVID-19 death toll continues to rise within nursing homes across the nation, many experts have been contemplating ways to better house the country’s most fragile senior population, according...
Increasing staff vaccination at nursing homes cuts COVID-19 infections
Jan 05, 2023
An increase in vaccination rate was linked to fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and cases among staff members.
Capital Funding Group closes $42M HUD in financing for SNFs in 2 states
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 25, 2024
Capital Funding Group announced Monday that it had closed on a HUD financing package totaling $42 million, on behalf of an unnamed “nationally recognized” borrower, for the purchase of three skilled...
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...