Budget proposal offers big money for nursing homes, elder care in Ohio … Louisiana legislators consider weakening brand new nursing home disaster plan rule … Small and rural providers continue to lag...
Also in the News for Thursday, March 9
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 09, 2023
New Ohio task force holds first nursing home listening session … Guardianship pay, lax oversight under fire as nursing home residents go underserved … Docs join insurers in pushing back against proposed...
Ohio’s new nursing home task force should back higher Medicaid rates, provider leaders urge
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Mar 01, 2023
An Ohio task force created to determine how to improve nursing homes must look at improving reimbursement rates and ensuring “adequate” funding, said the facility representatives on its board.
State’s nursing homes in line for $610 million bonanza based on care, costs
By
Joe Bush
Dec 05, 2022
Ohio nursing homes would get a $615 million infusion if the state Senate follows the House’s lead and votes to approve the measure. The House approved the funding by a 63-12 vote Thursday, shortly after...
X-ray exec who targeted nursing homes is sentenced in $3.7 million fraud case
By
Joe Bush
Oct 03, 2022
A man who charged Medicare and Medicaid for X-rays he had not taken of people who had died has been sentenced to 15 years in jail and ordered to pay almost $2 million in restitution.
Provider groups look to shape regulations after funding victories
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 23, 2022
As many states have moved to tighten regulations in lockstep with the federal focus on nursing home reform, providers are often sitting alongside worker and patient advocates whose voices have more traditionally...
If you really want safer nursing homes, start with these reforms
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2022
AARP Ohio blasted out a fairly typical press release Tuesday, criticizing nursing homes for being short-staffed and sharing news about an in-room camera law that would allow families to catch bad actors,...
Approaching the finish line
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Sep 13, 2021
I went to a wedding this month. Let me rephrase that: I went to a wedding that was a three-day, in-person, 125-attendees, sitting-at-tables-for-eight, extravaganza with family I haven’t seen in...
An inside look at one state’s push to keep at least 90% of LTC residents vaccinated
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 07, 2021
Long-term care residents in Ohio were among the first in the nation to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 1,500 facilities there are now participating in a state program that seeks to maintain momentum.
Operator imposes vaccine mandate for employees as part of ‘growing industry trend’ in long-term care
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 05, 2021
An Ohio skilled nursing and assisted living operator with more than 2,000 employees says it is “joining a growing industry trend” and mandating employee COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment.