EHR misuse at center of $21M rehab upcoding settlement for Grand Health
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 12, 2024
The Grand Health Care System and its 12 affiliated skilled nursing facilities will pay more than $21.3 million to settle allegations of therapy upcoding that involved a quota system for keeping billing...
Welltower upsizes pricing of $900 million of exchangeable senior notes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
Just a day after announcing a $750 million debt offering, Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, upsized the offering to $900 million in 3.125% exchangeable senior notes due in 2029, the Toledo,...
Welltower launches private placement of $750 million in exchangeable senior notes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 09, 2024
Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, has launched an offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes in a private placement, the real estate investment company...
States increase efforts to draw workers to healthcare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 03, 2024
Multiple states are taking efforts to build the healthcare workforce with training and certification programs.
Study looks to optimize care interactions between assisted living staff, residents for better outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable has awarded $250,000 in grant funding to Anju Paudel, PhD, RN, at Pennsylvania State University to fund research aimed at optimizing care...
People in the news, July 2
Jul 02, 2024
Appointments, promotions and other news at the Georgia Senior Living Association, the LCS Foundation, LeadGenie, Metropolitan Senior Living and the National Association of Health Care Assistants.
Companies not protected from data breach lawsuits after governor vetoes bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week vetoed legislation that would have made companies immune from data breach lawsuits in certain instances.
Monday is standard deadline for McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2024
Monday is the standard deadline for the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards program.
Empowering ‘deeply undervalued’ caregivers would improve ‘lifeline for older adults’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2024
Direct care workers and family caregivers remain “deeply undervalued” and often overlooked despite calls for investment in the care economy, according to the authors of a new report.
Actions & Transactions, June 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Tutera, Shelbourne hold cut ribbon for $55M senior living community in Chesterfield, MO … Pinnacle Living, Spring Arbor Senior Living transition 2 communities to Pinnacle … Berkadia negotiates sale...