Signature HealthCARE lays off 100 employees at its Louisville headquarters
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 15, 2020
Louisville, KY-based nursing home chain Signature HealthCARE will cut 100 jobs at its headquarters due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to The Courier Journal.
Business briefs, July 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2021
Integrated social-medical model presents opportunities for assisted living providers: panelists … Healthpeak Properties publishes 10th annual ESG report … ProMedica sues Ohio Department of Medicaid...
Medicare will accelerate payments to providers and suppliers, CMS announces
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2020
On Saturday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is expanding its accelerated and advance payment program for Medicare providers to ensure that they have the resources to fight...
Costs of COVID-19 threatens push toward value-based care
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The National Association of Accountable Care Organizations released results of a survey of member ACOs Monday that could hold dire implications for the Medicare Shared Savings Program for ACOs.
AHCA/NCAL: CMS Accelerated Payment program providing quick support
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The surest bet for quick financial help for long-term care operators right now appears to be through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Accelerated Payment Program, Consolidated Billing Services...
Business briefs, Aug. 31
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2023
CMS vows to move forward with staffing proposal ‘soon’ despite ‘inconclusive’ research … House committee asks DOJ about COVID relief fraud … $2.4K American Parkinson Disease Association grant...
SNF staffing plunged nearly 40% at some facilities near the beginning of pandemic: WSJ analysis
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 03, 2020
The number of caregivers reporting for work at dozens of nursing homes dropped significantly on some of the deadliest days of the pandemic. That’s according to a Wall Street analysis published Sunday...
SNF occupancy rates dropped to nearly 75% in May: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Aug 03, 2020
Skilled care occupancy rates continued to fall in May, thanks largely to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s according to monthly data released Thursday from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Until we increase the sector’s resources, ‘nothing is going to change’: Parkinson
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Amy Novotney
Mar 12, 2021
If the nursing home system is going to attempt any kind of transformation post-pandemic, the sector must see an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates, staff wages and facility accountability.
Debates arise over who should foot the bill for nursing home worker testing
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 10, 2020
Regular COVID-19 testing of nursing home staff, who are the most likely to introduce the virus to a facility and spread it to residents, has been sanctioned by experts as one of the most important ways...