Backlogged hospitals want back into the nursing home business — without the hassles of ownership
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2024
Many hospitals and health systems that have cut back on their own skilled nursing capabilities over the last two decades are now looking to take back additional control over their post-acute processes.
‘Outliers’ beware: Medicaid transparency rule will track staff spending patterns
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Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2024
While a new Medicaid transparency rule for nursing homes doesn’t go as far as a similar measure dictating how home and personal care providers spend their money, data collected through new reporting...
One step forward, one back as lawmakers increase role of LPNs, take back temp rate hike
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Josh Henreckson
May 08, 2024
A week after the Minnesota Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board approved a $24 minimum wage for CNAs, a group of elected lawmakers fell short in their attempt to create exceptions and funding for “distressed”...
Sheila M. Davis is, by numerous measures, an exemplary employee and motivator. She also is, according to close colleagues, knowledgeable in “all things regulatory.”
Jamie Dlatt joined Legacy Healthcare in September 2008 as a facility administrator and quickly rose through the ranks to roles such as chief compliance officer and vice president of operations before strutting...
Meet Charles Hastings, 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ‘Setting the Standard’ honoree
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Jessica R. Towhey
May 08, 2024
Chuck Hastings exemplifies the tradition of employee loyalty. He has been with Blomfield, NJ-based Juniper Communities for 27 years, and it is commonly said that the senior living and care company would...
2024 McKnight’s Tech Awards entries now open, with expanded categories
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James M. Berklan
May 08, 2024
The McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards + Summit returns for another year — bigger and better than ever, with expanded categories and more opportunities to win and celebrate innovation in long-term...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2024
National Health Investors earnings call … Remote physiologic monitoring use among medicaid population increased … Connecticut will phase out 3- and 4-bed nursing home rooms by 2026 … Nursing home...
Study: Remote physiologic monitoring among Medicaid users skyrocketed from 2019 to 2021
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
Between 2019 and 2021, remote physiologic monitoring via wearables and mobile apps soared by more than 1,300% among Medicaid users, a new study shows.
Study: Having two copies of gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s may cause onset
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Kristen Fischer
May 07, 2024
A new study finds that possessing two copies of a specific gene mutation that’s common in Alzheimer’s disease may be the cause behind the disease in those people.