Brookdale nurse supervisor alleges company owes wages … Friendship Retirement gunman sentenced to prison term … WSJ: Should Medicaid be converted to a block-grant program? … Detecting...
Worker shortages, waiting list inaccuracies complicate HCBS programs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on fundamental, long-term challenges for state Medicaid home- and community-based services programs, but it also provided opportunities for change, according to a...
Business briefs, March 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2023
State bill would increase Medicaid reimbursements to veterans homes … Fitch Ratings affirms Emerald Heights at A-; outlook stable … Biden vetoes Republican block of ESG considerations in retirement...
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...
More news for Monday, June 3
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid adult core healthcare quality measurement sets and mandatory reporting guidance … Report accuses Biden administration of weaponizing government at expense of workers … AHCA/NCAL...
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 17
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
OIG says Missouri should repay $3.4 million in improper Medicaid home health claims … Florida COVID-19 surge shatters record … Recruitment challenges close Idaho home health and hospice … ...
New umbrella agency aims to coordinate ‘long-term care policy’ in one place
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2021
Michigan has created a new agency and has combined services in an effort to provide more coordinated services to the state’s older adults.
CMS announces 2.2% Medicare raise for SNFs in 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2020
Nursing home operators will receive an aggregate $750 million Medicare pay increase for fiscal year 2021 under a final rule announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It would amount...
Senior living can improve dementia care coordination, management for residents as GUIDE program partners
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2024
The nation’s population of older adults — particularly those living with dementia — largely went unnoticed by the population at large for a long time, but the growing numbers of these individuals...
Report: Adult family care homes deserve ‘closer look’ as viable alternative to nursing homes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2021
Several steps can make adult family care homes — regulated as assisted living in many states — more competitive with nursing homes, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.