Grant provides 24/7 paramedic to LTC homes … Kindred must face copycat False Claims suit
over nursing home billing … Woodbridge, Va., SNF recognized with 2 Gold Seals of Approval for quality care,...
Business briefs, Aug. 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2024
Provider seeks dismissal of class-action suit over alleged immigrant labor law violations … CCRC adopts Journeys memory care model … Connecticut launches grant program for home healthcare worker safety...
Alzheimer’s care, quality of life improve with innovative immersion room
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 05, 2024
A creative new room at a Long Island, NY, nursing home may serve as a model for improving the quality of Alzheimer’s care.
Business briefs, July 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 24, 2024
No prison for nursing home owner who botched Hurricane Ida evacuation, leading to 7 resident deaths … 3 MA SNFs placed in receivership …VNA community in Somerville, MA, receives affordable housing...
Home care spending outpaces nursing home spending ‘by far’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 19, 2024
Spending on healthcare goods and services grew by 8.3% between May 2023 and May 2024, according to the latest monthly Health Sector Economics brief from Altarum, released Thursday.
Actions & Transactions, June 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
NJ appoints receiver at two facilities linked to Centers Health Care … Athena sells five nursing homes … Presbyterian Homes’ Moorings of Arlington Heights to add more independent living … Hebrew...
$1.2 million nursing home quality initiative to be spearheaded by LeadingAge
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
LeadingAge will use a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to work to improve nursing home quality based on the recommendations of a recent national report, the foundation...
Nursing homes continue fight for legal immunity
By
Amy Novotney
May 27, 2020
Nineteen states have granted nursing homes new immunity from civil liability either by executive order or statute, according to a report in TheHill Monday.
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Oct 16, 2017
The insufficiency of Medicaid block grants: The example of Puerto Rico … CNN says drug used inappropriately on elderly with dementia … American Geriatrics Society renews call for bipartisan...