Private-equity ownership leads to more resident deaths and increased spending at nursing homes, study...
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 25, 2021
An increase in resident deaths and an uptick in spending on non-patient care are just two outcomes often observed when private equity firms acquire nursing homes, according to a new working paper published...
Nursing home caregivers see ‘considerable’ wage increases for second consecutive year: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2023
For the second year in a row, nursing home caregivers (including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides) received “considerable” hourly rate increases in 2023, according...
Rate growth slows for SNFs, home care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.
Med-management software company releases new tool for nursing facilities to meet new need for CMS compliance
By
Aaron Dorman
Sep 20, 2023
To meet new CMS rules for nursing homes, one company is releasing a new service that focuses on ensuring a patient’s medication listings are up-to-date.
Bleeding higher with standard-dose DOACs in nonvalvular A-Fib
Nov 16, 2023
For nursing home residents with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, the rate of bleeding is higher with standard- versus reduced-dose direct acting oral anticoagulants.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Mary Ousley
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 13, 2020
To paraphrase an old television commercial, when Mary Ousley talks, people listen.
Majority of home care providers support tech solutions, new survey shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 07, 2023
A new survey showed that 57% of home care providers believed new technology could help with issues such as reducing costs or delivering better care.
AHCA / NCAL, AMDA blast ‘short-sighted’ plans to discharge people with COVID-19 from hospitals to...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
“The question all state officials must consider is whether the risk of introducing a virus with an estimated 30% or higher mortality rate into a nursing home or assisted living community outweighs...
Bill would cap nursing home annual rent increases at 4 percent
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2022
Nursing home business owners and operators who lease their buildings would have their annual rent increases capped at 4% under a bill before the New Jersey General Assembly.
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...